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Grana cochinilla

Dactylopius coccus

Description:

Insecto parasitos que se alimenta de losa nopales o plantas del genero opuntia

Habitat:

Vive en zonas con Nopal

Notes:

Con la cochinilla se obtienen tintes naturales

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3 Comments

Riveroak43
Riveroak43 9 years ago

Small beetles under the white secretion. Crushed for producing natural crimson dye

Hugo Contreras
Hugo Contreras 11 years ago

Ok, la agrego en un momento gracias

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

Se podría añadir una referencia como esta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochineal

Hugo Contreras
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Hugo Contreras

Guanajuato, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 24, 2012

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