Nutritional comparison of the pallid emperor moth, Cirina forda and the Atlantic mackerel, Scombrus scomber

@article{Oriolowo2021NutritionalCO,
  title={Nutritional comparison of the pallid emperor moth, Cirina forda and the Atlantic mackerel, Scombrus scomber},
  author={Olatayo Oriolowo and DanAsabe S Abubakar and Rachael D Bidda and S Masa’udu},
  journal={Acta Entomology and Zoology},
  year={2021},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:234301838}
}
This study compared the nutritional quality of Pallid Emperor moth, Cirina forda and Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus to find out if they are comparable to meat or fish.
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