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Table 4 Genus and Species most consummed in México.

From: Edible Lepidoptera in Mexico: Geographic distribution, ethnicity, economic and nutritional importance for rural people

Family

Genus

Species

Family

Genus

Species

Hepialidae

Phassus

Trajesa

Saturniidae

Arsenura

polyodonta

 

P.

triangularus

 

Caio

richardsoni

 

P.

sp.

 

Hylesia

coinopus

Cossidae

Comadia

redtenbacheri

 

H.

frigida

Castniidae

Castnia (Synpalamides)

chelone

 

H.

sp.

Pyralidae

Laniifera

cylades

Noctuidae

Ascalapha

odorata

Geometridae

Acronyctodes

mexicanaria

 

A.

agarista

Hesperidae

Aegiale

hesperiaris

 

Helicoverpa

zea

Pieridae

Catasticta

teutila teutila

 

Latebraria

amphiphyrioides

 

C.

flisa flisa

 

Spodoptera

frugiperda

 

Eucheira

socialis socialis

 

S.

exigua

Saturniidae

Arsenura

armida