Porphyrophora

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Porphyrophora
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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.