KOTCH-ih-NEEL, -⁠neel, US also /ˌkoʊtʃɪˈniːl, ˈkoʊtʃɪniːl/ KOH-chih-; Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the...

ceylonicus Dactylopius coccus – true cochineal Dactylopius confertus Dactylopius confusus Dactylopius gracilipilus Dactylopius opuntiae Dactylopius salmianus...

(Green, 1904) Coccus cacti Cockerell, 1893 synonym for Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1829 Coccus celticum Takahashi, 1955 synonym for Coccus longulus (Douglas...

Dactylopius opuntiae, also known as the prickly pear cochineal, is a species of scale insect in the family Dactylopiidae. Dactylopius opuntiae was first...

candy, gelatin, meat, and beverages including fruit juices. Female Dactylopius coccus (cochineal) insects were used for their red coloring power as early...

commonly harvested from an American species scaled insects called Dactylopius coccus (or cochineals). Cochineals are parasitic scaled insects which are...

soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) Housefly (Musca domestica) Cochineal (Dactylopius coccus) is collected to produce carmine, a red dye used for textiles and...

century the Old World Porphyrophora dyes were supplanted by dyes of the Dactylopius coccus cochineal species from the Americas, which could be harvested several...

sugar Carmine (E120), a red dye derived from the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus Elderberry juice (E163) Lycopene (E160d) Paprika (E160c) Turmeric/curcumin...

(maguey worm) Atta mexicana (ant) Comadia redtenbacheri (mezcal worm) Dactylopius coccus females used as red food dye Eucheira socialis (Madrone butterfly)...