Dactylopius opuntiae

Prickly Pear Cochineal

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Overview

Scientific Name

Dactylopius opuntiae
Common Name
prickly pear cochineal
False carmine cochineal
opuntia cochineal scale
Kingdom
Animalia

Location in Taxonomic Tree

Genus
Dactylopius
Species
Dactylopius opuntiae

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