Enfin "Tubambe" devoile son identite! Hadraphe ethiopica (Bethune-Baker) (Limacodidae), une chenille comestible des forets claires zambeziennes. | Finally, "Tubambe" reveals its identity! Hadraphe ethiopica (Bethune-Baker) (Limacodidae), an edible caterpillar of Zambezian open forests.
2003
Malaisse, François | Demesmaecker, Anne | Matera, Joseph | Wathelet, Bernard | Lognay, Georges
English. peer reviewed
Show more [+] Less [-]English. Finally, “Tubambe” reveals its identity ! Hadraphe ethiopica (Bethune-Baker) (Limacodidae), an edible caterpillar of Zambezian open forests. Human consumption of Limacodidae caterpillars has been quoted from South-Central Africa. One of these species, Hadraphe ethiopica, was determined. Data concerning its biological cycle and its African distribution are summarized. Chemical analyses of dried samples give valuable data concerning amino acids and fatty acids contents, consequently on their nutritive value.
Show more [+] Less [-]French. La consommation humaine de chenilles de Limacodidae avait été signalée en Afrique centro-australe. L’une de ces espèces, Hadraphe ethiopica, a été déterminée. Des données relatives à sa biologie ont été rassemblées. Des analyses d’échantillons séchés ont permis de préciser leur composition chimique et leur valeur nutritionnelle, notamment sur le plan des acides aminés et des acides gras.
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