Kerria lacca
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Kerria lacca is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of lac, a resin which can be refined into shellac and other products.[1] This insect is native to Asia.[2]
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Kerria lacca | |
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Drawing of the insect Kerria lacca and its shellac tubes, by Harold Maxwell-Lefroy, 1909 | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
Family: | Kerriidae |
Genus: | Kerria |
Species: | K. lacca |
Binomial name | |
Kerria lacca (Kerr, 1782) | |
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