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Cochineal - Dactylopius
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Cochineal - Dactylopius
Irvine Park, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
February 24, 2006

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Cochineal - Dactylopius Cochineal (plus Ladybug) - Dactylopius Cochineal - Dactylopius Cochineal - Dactylopius
Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 25 April, 2006 - 7:26pm
Last updated 3 October, 2008 - 2:21pm

Moved
Moved from Dactylopius.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 October, 2008 - 2:21pm

Moved
Moved from Soft Scale Insects.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 1 October, 2006 - 8:40pm

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