[1][2][3] Ochina ptinoides can reach a length of about 2.5–3.5 millimetres (0.098–0.138 in).

Pubescence forms transversal bands before middle and apex.

Antennae are serrate and composed by eleven segments.

This species is associated with Ivy (hence the common name) and the larvae bore into the stems.

[4] This species can be found in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.