"nhộng Tằm" worm extracted from its cocoon - vietnam

chrysalis

cocoons

eating bugs

eating insects

edible bugs

edible insects

entomophagy

food

larva

larvae

moths

nhong tam

nhộng tằm

pupa

saturniidae

silk worms

yellow



If you know the genus of those insect larvaes, please post a comment!

Extracting the worm from its cocoon (Vietnam)

Nhộng Tằm worms are a delicacy in some parts of Vietnam, but I didn't get a change to try that for diner.­

Those are not Silkworms (Lepidoptera), but they produce a similar cocoon that is harvested by the tribe people in Northern Vietnam.­