Kermes vermilio
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| Kermes vermilio | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Kermesidae |
| Genus: | Kermes |
| Species: | K. vermilio
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| Binomial name | |
| Kermes vermilio Planchon, 1864
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Kermes vermilio is one of the species of Kermes used to make the crimson dye also called kermes.[1]
See also
- Cochineal
- Armenian cochineal (kirmiz)
- Vermilion
References
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