Title |
Edible Lepidoptera in Mexico: Geographic distribution, ethnicity, economic and nutritional importance for rural people
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Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, January 2011
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-7-2 |
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Authors |
Julieta Ramos-Elorduy, José MP Moreno, Adolfo I Vázquez, Ivonne Landero, Héctor Oliva-Rivera, Víctor HM Camacho |
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. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Serbia | 1 | 25% |
United States | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Mexico | 4 | 3% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
India | 1 | <1% |
Denmark | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 116 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 19 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 11% |
Researcher | 13 | 10% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 9% |
Other | 24 | 19% |
Unknown | 27 | 22% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 50 | 40% |
Environmental Science | 12 | 10% |
Social Sciences | 9 | 7% |
Arts and Humanities | 4 | 3% |
Engineering | 4 | 3% |
Other | 19 | 15% |
Unknown | 26 | 21% |