Table 1 Inventory of edible Odonata
Scientific name | Family | English name | Vernacular name | Seasonal availability | Mode of intake | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enallagma sp. | Coenagrionidae | Azure bluet | Esh tat tani (G) Soko yoyo (N) | Sept-Oct | Larval stages are preferred Raw with bamboo shoot. Wings are discarded when adults are consumed. when adults are | Found near swampy areas. Not consumed by Nyishi people. |
Ictinogomphus rapax | Gomphidae | Clubtail dragon fly | Esh tat tani (G) Soko yoyo (N) | Sept-Oct | Larval stages are preferred. Raw with bamboo shoot. Wings are discarded when adults are consumed. | Found near swampy areas. Not consumed by Nyishi people. |
Stylurus sp.(?) | Gomphidae | Clubtail dragon fly | Ani asum (Larval form)(G) Yash kori (N) | Jan-Mar | Nymphs boiled, raw and as roasted paste. Nothing is discarded | Amongst flowering aquatic plants and in rivers and along banks. |
Sympetrum sp. | Libellulidae | Cardinal meadow hawk | Esh tat tani (G) Soko yoyo (N) | Sept-Oct | Raw with bamboo shoot. Larval stages are preferred. Wings are discarded when adults are being consumed. | Found near swampy areas. Not consumed by Nyishi people. |
Brachythemis contaminata | Libellulidae | Ditch jewel | Esh tat tani (G) Soko yoyo (N) | Sept-Oct | Larval stages are most preferred. Raw with bamboo shoot. Wings are discarded when adults are consumed. | Found near swampy areas. Not consumed by Nyishi people. |
Urothemis sp.(?) | Libellulidae | Dragon fly | Esh tat tani (G) Soko yoyo (N) | Sept-Oct | Larval stages are most preferred. Raw with bamboo shoot. Wings are discarded when adults are consumed. | Found near swampy areas. Not consumed by Nyishi people. |
Pachydiplax sp. (?) | Libellulidae | Blue dasher | Esh tat tani (G) Soko yoyo (N) | Sept-Oct | Larval stages are most preferred. Raw with bamboo shoot. Wings are discarded when adults are consumed. | Found near swampy areas. Not consumed by Nyishi people. |
Diplacodes sp. | Libellulidae | Chalky percher | Soko yoyo (Yare) (N) | Perennial | Larval stages are considered edible. Roasted | Not consumed by Galo people. |
Unidentified | Â | Â | Esh tat tani (G) Soko yoyo (N) | Sept-Oct | Raw with bamboo shoot. Larval stages are edible. Wings are discarded when adults are consumed | Found near swampy areas. Not consumed by Nyishi people. |