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Aspongopus nepalensis Westwood 1837
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Hemiptera
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Pentatomidae
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Bug
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Shiphon
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Dec- Feb
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Fried or roasted after removal of stink gland that tastes bitter
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Sometimes consumption causes psychiatric disorder
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Tessaratoma quadrata Distant 1902
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Hemiptera
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Pentatomidae
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Bug
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Shipho/ Nagoo
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Jan- Mar
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Roasted
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Unidentified
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Hemiptera
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Cicadidae
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Cicada
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Kapchera
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April- Aug
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Roasted
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Generally consumed by children
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Apis (cerana) indica (Fabricius 1798)
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Hymenoptera
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Apidae
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Honeybee
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Yankung/ yakay
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Nov- Jan
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Immature stages and honey is being consumed; larvae are also being consumed, boiled
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Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758
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Hymenoptera
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Apidae
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Honeybee
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Yakay
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Nov- Jan
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Immature sages and honey are being consumed
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Honey is used widely as medicinal agent
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Unidentified
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Hymenoptera
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Vespidae
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Wasp
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Yanjung
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Oct- Dec
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Immature are being consumed
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Eumenes sp.
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Hymenoptera
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Vespidae
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Wasp
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Longli
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Nov- Dec
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Generally larval stage is being consumed, when wings are not developed, fried
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Vespa orientalis Linnaeus 1771
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Hymenoptera
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Vespidae
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Hornet
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Yandok
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Nov- Feb
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Immature stages are boiled
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Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius 1775
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Hymenoptera
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Formicidae
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Red ant
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Saisho
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Round the year
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Larvae and pupae boiled or fried
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