Dactylopius coccus
insect species
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Summary
Dactylopius coccus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,191 views/month, #554 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Dactylopius[4]
- Taxon name: Dactylopius coccus[5]
- Commons category: Dactylopius coccus[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dactylopius coccus[7]
- Commons gallery: Dactylopius coccus[8]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9]
- This taxon is source of: carmine[10], cochineal[11]
- Short name: D. coccus[12]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Craft[13]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[14]
- Diel cycle: diurnality[15]
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Identifiers
Dactylopius coccus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 202089[16]. Dactylopius coccus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 765876[17]. Dactylopius coccus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 836534[18]. Dactylopius coccus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2090105[19].
Why It Matters
Dactylopius coccus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]