Porphyrophora

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Porphyrophora
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
Porphyrophora gigantea Porphyrophora hamelii Porphyrophora indica Porphyrophora italica Porphyrophora polonica Porphyrophora tritici 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.