Would you enjoy a can of I. osiris (Druce) from East Africa?

(The closest relative of Imbrasia belina)

Imbrasia belina © Rob Toms

For the global demand of meat growing, insects are a very important source of protein in Sub Sahara Africa.

• Click here to get more infomrmation on the mopane worm - the caterpillar of the mopane emperor moth (Gonimbrasia or Imbrasia belinaan)
• Mopane Worm Life Cycle and Metamorphosis
• Indigenous Knowledge in the Classroom