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Global recorded edible insect species by type 2017

Number of recorded edible insect species worldwide as of 2017, by insect type

The data displays the number of recorded edible insect species worldwide as of 2017, by type. In that year, there were 659 species of edible beetles recorded worldwide.

Beetles 659
Caterpillars 362
Ants, bees, and wasps 321
Grasshopers and locusts 278
True bugs 237
Dragonflies 61
Termites 59
Cockroaches 37
Flies 37
Spiders 15
Others 45

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