Dactylopius coccus
Life
> Eukaryotes >
Opisthokonta >
Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa
> Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum:
Arthopoda > Mandibulata >
Atelocerata > Panhexapoda >
Hexapoda
> Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota >
Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Paraneoptera > Condylognatha
> Hemiptera (bugs) >
Sternorryncha
> Superfamily:
Coccoidea > Family: Dactylopiidae
> Genus: Dactylopius
Farmed in South
Africa under artificial conditions for the production of cochineal dye but
does not survive under natural conditions.
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