Moved from Epicauta.

Among the many characters of importance for species identification were the uniform dorsal pubescence, without maculae; the blackish color of the cuticle on the body and the legs; the protibial spurs spinelike; the metatibial spurs unequal, with the outer apically blunt and twice as wide as the inner; the eye very weakly emarginate anteriorly; and the dorsal pubescence rusty.

Pinto lists the size range as 5-10 mm for this species. Adult host records are primarily on Asteraceae, including Chrysothamnus, Grindelia, Gutierrezia, Helianthus, and Solidago -- also known from Cirsium (Asteraceae) and Kochia (Amaranthaceae).