Size
              5.0-6.5mm
          Basic colour
              Blue-black, reddish and yellow
          Pattern colour
              Elytra yellow with a dark blue central band and three transverse stripes.
          Number of spots
              None, though the elytral banding effectively leaves three yellow spots per elytron.
          Pronotum
              Reddish, often with a dark spot.
          Leg colour
              Dark blue-black; tibiae usually reddish at base.
          Species