Instituto de Biología, UNAM, Apartado Postal 70-153, 04510, México DF, México.
J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2011 Jan 6;7:2. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-2.
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.
本文报告了墨西哥食用的蝴蝶和蛾类。我们在墨西哥的 17 个州鉴定出 67 种鳞翅目昆虫,主要以幼虫期食用。这些物种属于 16 个科:天蛾科、蚕蛾科、天蚕蛾科、绒蛾科、尺蛾科、蛱蝶科、弄蝶科、夜蛾科、凤蝶科、粉蝶科、蛞蝓科、灯蛾科、优若蠊科、卷叶蛾科、天蚕蛾科、夜蛾科和蜂形目科。天蚕蛾科、粉蝶科、夜蛾科和凤蝶科分别有 16、11、9 和 8 种被食用。Phassus、Phoebis、Hylesia 和 Spodoptera 等属的物种数量最多,均有 3 种。本文还介绍了它们在墨西哥每个州的当地分布情况。