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Barbary fig cochineal scale

Dactylopius confusus

Classification

Class
Insecta

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 (Dactylopius coccus).

Distribution

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