Valued image set: Cochenille

	This is a valued image set on Wikimedia Commons. The image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image set on Commons within the scope: Cochenille You can see its nomination at Commons:Valued image candidates/Cochenille.
Colony of females Females Dried females Extract of fertilized, dried females.
The set shows the steps to get carmine: Females of Dactylopius coccus, dried females, and the extract of dried females, which contains carmine.