“…42 Indeed, larvae from some species showed a SFA decrease from summer to autumn, while PUFA increased, highlighting a correlation between the change in FA composition and the temperature due to seasonal change. [42][43][44] BSF is a subtropical species growing at high temperatures (27-32 ∘ C), and the difficult adaptation to low temperatures was demonstrated by the lowest BSF survival rate at about 16 ∘ C. 45 We can argue that the high SFA presence could be ascribed to BSF adaptation to the subtropical climate. In particular, the high content of lauric acid (melting point: 43.2 ∘ C) could preserve BSF larvae from lipid oxidation and allow them to survive at temperatures above 40 ∘ C. 41 Consistent with other findings, 7,15,32 C18:1 c9 was the main represented MUFA in the larvae, while C18:2 n6 and C18:3 n3 were the main represented PUFA n6 and PUFA n3, respectively.…”