🪲Kerria lacca
Kerria lacca is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of lac, a resin which can be refined into shellac and other products. This insect is native to Asia.
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderHemiptera
- ›familyKerriidae
- ›genusKerria
- ›speciesKerria lacca
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderTrue bugs · Hemiptera
- familyKerriidae
- genusKerria
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- orderTrue bugs · Hemiptera
- suborderSternorrhyncha
- superfamilyCoccoidea
- familyKerriidae
- genusKerria
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