Porphyrophora
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| Porphyrophora | |
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| Adult Polish cochineal, male (left) and female; from Wolfe (1766)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Margarodidae |
| Genus: | Porphyrophora Brandt, 1833 |
| Species | |
and others | |
The scale insect genus Porphyrophora is a large group in the family Margarodidae, which includes the insects Polish cochineal and Armenian cochineal formerly used in dye production.
