• elmicha@feddit.de
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    5 months ago

    Wikipedia says:

    Both the common name and the species name refer to the six small white spots on the beetle’s metallic-green to metallic-blue-green elytra. This is not always the case, however, as some individuals may have more spots, fewer spots, or none at all, presumably due to genetic variation.

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      This is not always the case, however, as some individuals may have more spots, fewer spots, or none at all, presumably due to genetic variation.

      Or malice. ;)
      Thank you for the explanation.