A finger stained deep red or slightly purplish (carimine colored) from the squishing of bodies of female cochineal insects, <i>Dactylopius</i> sp.
A finger stained deep red or slightly purplish (carimine colored) from the squishing of bodies of female cochineal insects, Dactylopius sp.
Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org
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