"nhộng Tằm" worm extracted from its cocoon - vietnam

chrysalis

cocoons

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.­