[1] The dorsal plates of Glomeris guttata are brown to black, possessing four rows of orange or reddish-orange spots.

[2] The head of G. guttata lacks spots and is brown to black in colour.

[2] Glomeris guttata expresses Müllerian mimicry, sharing a colour pattern with the caterpillar of the apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) of which they share a habitat.

[3] Glomeris guttata is native to Southwest Europe, where it can be found within the countries of France, Italy and Monaco.

[4] The species can be found living within alpine habitats such as the Var basin in Southern France.