Adults measure approximately 4 cm (1.5 inches), are black with six relatively large, white, dorsal spots (four over the elytra and two on the thorax).

The larva has a flattened form, a large head capsule, and prominent mandibles.

The species was found in a variety of human-modified habitats including agriculture fields and urban parks.

[3] They are also predators on defoliating pests of Tectona grandis, such as Pyrausta machaeralis and Hyblaea puera.

[5] A. sexguttata are well known predators of a number of pests of commercially important trees including Tectona grandis.