This typical mountain species prefers lightly shaded woods and scrubland up to 2000 meters a.s.l..

The ground color varies greatly from gray and light brown to olive green and turquoise.

The reddish to dark antennae are about a body length and show a small bright ring at regular intervals.

Two yellow stripes with red border extend from the eyes on pronotum and tegmina.

The singing of this species consists of short sounds generated 3-10 times per minute depending on the temperature.