Body length : 10-20mm.
Host plant : Polyphagous.
Found in dry subtropical habitats, such as shrublands and open woodland.
The larvae develop in dry or dead plant material.
Recorded host plants : Agave sp., Ageratina adenophora, Artemisia thuscula, Bituminaria bituminosa, Carduus sp., Castanea sp., Crambe sp., Echium sp., Euphorbia sp., Ficus sp., Foeniculum sp., Kleinia neriifolia, Pelargonium sp., Periploca laevigata, Prunus sp., Ricinus communis, Rubus ulmifolius, Rumex lunaria, Salix sp., Salvia sp., Silybum marianum, Sonchus palmensis, Vitis vinifera, Wigandia sp., Withania aristata.
