Dactylopius
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dactylopius-203-6664364
title:
Dactylopius
text:
Dactylopius is a genus of insect in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. It is the only genus in the family Dactylopiidae. These insects are known commonly as cochineals, a name that also specifically refers to the best-known species, the cochineal. The cochineal is an insect of economic and historical importance as a main source of the red dye carmine. It has reportedly been used for this purpose in the Americas since the 10th century. Genus Dactylopius is also important because severa
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Genus of insects
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dactylopius
date created:
date modified:
2024-01-04T14:39:51Z
main entity:
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image:
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fields total:
13
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