Omphisa fuscidentalis
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Omphisa fuscidentalis, the bamboo worm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. Its habitat is the bamboo groves and forests in the cooler regions of northern Thailand, northern Laos, northern Myanmar, and
Omphisa fuscidentalis
Deep-fried "bamboo worms" at a market in Bangkok
Bamboo
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Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family,
Omphisa fuscidentalis
…Omphisa fuscidentalis, the bamboo worm (and one of the insects called bamboo borer), is a moth of the family Crambidae. Its habitat is the bamboo groves and forests in the cooler regions of northern Thailand, northern Laos, northern Myanmar, and adjacent parts of Yunnan Province, China, it is…
Bamboo forest
Fresh bamboo shoot emerging from the soil. These young, tender culms of bamboo plants are also widely harvested for culinary use in Asia.
Bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Brazil