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. 2011 Jan 6:7:2.
doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-2.

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

Julieta Ramos-Elorduy  1 , José M P Moreno, Adolfo I Vázquez, Ivonne Landero, Héctor Oliva-Rivera, Víctor H M Camacho
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Edible Lepidoptera in Mexico: Geographic distribution, ethnicity, economic and nutritional importance for rural people

Julieta Ramos-Elorduy et al. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. .

Abstract

In this paper, we reported the butterflies and moths that are consumed in Mexico. We identified 67 species of Lepidoptera that are eaten principally in their larval stage in 17 states of Mexico. These species belong to 16 families: Arctiidae, Bombycidae, Castniidae, Cossidae, Geometridae, Hepialidae, Hesperiidae, Lasiocampidae, Noctuidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Pyralidae, Saturniidae, Sesiidae, and Sphingidae.Saturniidae, Pieridae, Noctuidae and Nymphalidae were the more species consumed with 16, 11, 9, and 8 species, respectively. The genera with the largest numbers of species were: Phassus, Phoebis, Hylesia and Spodoptera, with three species.Their local distribution, corresponding to each state of Mexico, is also presented.

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Species Number by families of Edible Lepidoptera, Mexico
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Species number of edible Lepidoptera in Mexico.
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Comadia redtenbacheri (♂)
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Castnia synpalamides chelone (♂)
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Aegiale hesperiaris
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Protographium philolaus philolaus (♂)
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Phoebis agarithe agarithe (♂)
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Eucheira socialis socialis (♀).
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Figure 9
Catasticta teutila teutila (♂)
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Catasticta teutila teutila (♀)
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Danaus gilippus thersippus (♀)
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Arsenura armida (♂)
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Actias luna (♂)
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Cocytius antaeus (♂)
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Ascalapha odorata (♂)
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Elysius superba (♂)
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Amastus ochreaceator (♂)
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Estigmene acrea (♂)
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