Kerria lacca
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. This insect is native to Asia.
| 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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