Size: 3-5mm
Basic colour: Black and yellow
Pattern colour: Elytra black with variable yellow spot at the apex and a yellow area along the front half of the outer side.
Number of spots: See 'pattern colour' and 'pronotum'
Pronotoum: Black, usually with a fine yellow front margin, and a yellow spot at the hind angles.
Leg colour: Orange-yellow, femora darkened; legs sometimes darkened more extensively.