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Enlarged picture of the male Cochineal insect
Thierry de Menonville1787
The National Library of Israel
Jerusalem, Israel
The male Cochineal insect on a nopal leaf of the Mexican Opuntia Cactus. The brilliant red dye is won only from the females of the cochineal insect.
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- Title: Enlarged picture of the male Cochineal insect
- Creator: Thierry de Menonville
- Date Created: 1787
- Location Created: Paris
- Type: Insect
- External Link: Sidney Edelstein Collection
- Medium: Dactylopius Coccus
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