Size:
4.5-6.5mm
Basic colour:
Black and red/orange-red
Pattern colour:
Black spots on red/orange-red elytra
Number of spots:
3 on each elytron, sometimes fused into transverse bands.
Spot fusions:
Sometimes
Pronotum:
Black, usually with a variable red/orange-red mark and lateral bands.
Leg colour:
Darkened; brownish, sometimes tinged with other colours.