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SpeciesHemipteraDactylopiidae
Arthropods

🪲Cochineal

Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1829

Die Cochenilleschildlaus, Cochenillelaus oder Cochenille (Dactylopius coccus) ist eine Insektenart, die ursprünglich in Zentral- und Südamerika als Pathogen an Opuntien vorkommt. Aus den weiblichen Tieren wird der Farbstoff Karmin gewonnen, dessen Hauptbestandteil die Karminsäure ist.

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Dactylopius coccus
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Czerwiec kaktusowy (pl), Dactylopius coccus (fr), כנימת קוכיניאל (he), Dactylopius coccus (es), bíbortetű (hu), Dactylopius coccus (it) … and 21 more languages
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