Polybia platycephala

Polybia platycephala

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Eumenidae

The following are edible insects that are locally consumed, as listed by country. Australia Agrotis infusa (Bogong moth) Bush coconut Honeypot ant Hyles livornicoides (Yeperenye caterpillar) Witchetty grub Burkina Faso Cirina butyrospermi (shea caterpillar) Brazil Atta spp. Colombia Ant (Hormigas Culonas/Big-Butt Ant) Atta laevigata Leafcutter ant Liometopum apiculatum (pupae) Liometopum occidental (pupae) Beetle Caryobruchus scheelaea Dung Beetle Euchroma giganteum Onthophagus taurus Podischnus agenor Suri (larvae) Caterpillar Batiya Hutia Dobsonfly Corydalus spp.

Distribution

Polybia platycephala — (c) Fabiele S. Beltramin, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Fabiele S. Beltramin · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 5

Sources and credits

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Polybia platycephala

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