Elongate red coccinellid, 6 rounded black spots on each elytron, crawling on Urtica dioica and then flying to Chenopodium berlandieri when disturbed. Collected. Ruderal floodplain community with Kochia scoparia, Chenopodium simplex, Chenopodium berlandieri, Helianthus annuus, and Cleome serrulata. Mid-afternoon, sunny, 79 F, good air quality, light air varying to light breeze.

Elevation ca 4000 feet. Disturbed riparian corridor on stream restoration site within a patchwork of native and non-native grassland.