Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Image Number: 5369848
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Cages containing egg-laden cochineal scales used to infest nopal ccactus pads for production of cochinilla, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico
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Subject
| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: Coccoidea |
| Family: Dactylopiidae |
| Genus: Dactylopius |
| Subject: Dactylopius coccus Costa |
Host
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Caryophyllidae |
| Order: Caryophyllales |
| Family: Cactaceae |
| Genus: Opuntia |
| Subject: Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) P. Mill. |
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Image last updated:
Thursday, May 29, 2008
