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.

Porphyrophora
Adult Polish cochineal, male (left) and female; from Wolfe (1766)
Adult Polish cochineal, male (left) and female; from Wolfe (1766)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Sternorrhyncha
Family: Margarodidae
Genus: Porphyrophora
Brandt, 1833
Species

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References

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  1. ^ Wolfe, D.; Baker, H. (1766). "A farther account of the Polish cochineal". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. 56: 184–186. doi:10.1098/rstl.1766.0020. JSTOR 105492.