Table 5.
Inventory of edible insects used by members of the Deori tribe of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh
| Scientific name | Order | Family | English name | Vernacular name | Seasonal availability | Mode of intake | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chondacris rosea (DeGeer 1773) |
Orthoptera |
Acrididae |
Short horn grasshopper |
Phoring |
Sept- Nov |
Legs and wings are discarded, roasted or fried with mustard oil |
|
|
Laptysma sp. |
Orthoptera |
Acrididae |
Short horn grasshopper |
Phoring |
Aug- Oct |
Legs and wings discarded, roasted or fried with mustard oil |
|
| Unidentified |
Orthoptera |
Acrididae |
Short horn grasshopper |
Phoring |
Sept- Oct |
Legs and wings are discarded, roasted or fried with mustard oil |
|
|
Brachytrupes sp. |
Orthoptera |
Gryllidae |
Cricket |
Shingapok |
May- Sept |
Wings, legs and antennae discarded and bodies are fried with mustard oil |
|
|
Brachytrupes orientalis (Burmeister 1838) |
Orthoptera |
Gryllidae |
Cricket |
Shingapok |
May- Sept |
Wings, legs and antennae discarded and bodies are fried with oil |
|
| Unidentified |
Orthoptera |
Tettigoniidae |
Katydid |
Phoring |
Sept- Oct |
Legs, antennae and wings are discarded, roasted or fried with oil |
|
|
Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758 |
Hymenoptera |
Apidae |
Honeybee |
Moumakhi |
Nov- Jan |
Honey |
|
|
Apis sp. |
Hymenoptera |
Apidae |
Honeybee |
Moumakhi |
Nov- Jan |
Honey |
|
|
Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius 1775 |
Hymenoptera |
Formicidae |
Red ant |
Semete |
All year round |
Pupae |
|
|
Samia ricini (Donovan 1798) |
Lepidoptera |
Saturniidae |
Saturniid silk moth |
Palu |
April- Sept |
Large caterpillar stages, pupae boiled and fried |
|
|
Antheraea assamensis Helfer 1837 |
Lepidoptera |
Saturniidae |
Muga silk moth |
Palu |
May- Sept |
Large caterpillar stages, pupae boiled and fried |
|
| Bombyx mori (Linnaeus 1758) | Lepidoptera | Bombycidae | Silkworm or mulberry silk worm | Palu | May- Sept | Large caterpillar stages, pupae boiled and fried |