The cochineal (/ ˌ k ɒ tʃ ɪ ˈ n iː l, ˈ k ɒ tʃ ɪ n iː l / KOTCH-in-EEL, -⁠eel, US also / ˌ k oʊ tʃ ɪ ˈ n iː l, ˈ k oʊ tʃ ɪ n iː l / KOH-chin-; [1] Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the natural dye carmine is derived.

2022年8月25日 · Cochineal is a brilliant red dye extracted from the crushed bodies of parasitic insects which prey on cacti in the warmer parts of the Americas. The dye was an important part of trade in ancient Mesoamerica and South America and throughout the colonial era when its use spread worldwide.

2025年3月8日 · Cochineal, red dyestuff consisting of the dried, pulverized bodies of certain female scale insects, Dactylopius coccus, of the Coccidae family, cactus-eating insects native to tropical and subtropical America.

2022年3月29日 · Cochineal bugs — oval-shaped scale insects around 0.2 inches long — are harvested and turned into the natural dyes cochineal extract, carmine and the pure pigment carminic acid.

Cochineal, a tiny, cactus-dwelling insect that produces a vibrant red pigment, was harvested for thousands of years by Indigenous peoples to produce a dye for their own textiles. Following the Spanish invasion of the Americas, cochineal ultimately became a globally traded commodity.

The meaning of COCHINEAL is a red dye consisting of the dried bodies of female cochineal insects.

Carmine (/ ˈ k ɑːr m ə n, ˈ k ɑːr m aɪ n /) – also called cochineal (when it is extracted from the cochineal insect), cochineal extract, crimson lake, or carmine lake – is a pigment of a bright-red color obtained from the aluminium complex derived from carminic acid. [2]

Cochineal, Dactylopius coccus, is a small scale insect native to subtropical South America through the Southwest United States that lives in stationary clumps on nopal, prickly pear cacti of the genus Opuntia.

Cochineal is one of the oldest pigments used in the Americas, dating back to as early as the second century BC. Its red was symbolic of the gods, sun and blood, and employed in rituals of the Maya and Aztec peoples who traded it throughout Central and South America.

Cochineal is the name used to describe both the colour and its raw material source, the dried pregnant females of Dactylopius species of insects, especially D. coccus Costa. The process begins with drying cochineal female insects, which reduces the weight by 70 % Between 80 000 and 150 000 insects are required to produce 1 kg of dried cochineal.