The present invention provides an imide compound expressed by general formula (1), and an insecticide containing the imide compound. In the formula, Ai, A2, A3, and A4, each represent a carbon atom , a nitrogen atom , or an oxidized nitrogen atom R represents a hydrogen atom an optionally substituted alkyl group, or an optionally substituted C2- C4 alkylcarbonyl group Gi and G2 each represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom X may be the same or different and represents a hydrogen atom , a halogen atom, a C1- C3 alkyl group, or a trifluoromethyl group n represents an integer from 0 to 4 and Q1 and Q2 represent an optionally substituted phenyl group , an optionally substituted naphthyl group, or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group.
