Body dark brown ventrally, and densely covered with fine, short, transparent, yellowish hairs.

There is a dark brown to black sutural stripe from basal margin of elytra.

The diet include: Aphis craccivora, Aphis fabae, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis erysimi, Myzus persicae, Aphis gossypii, Aphis spiraecola, Aphis frangulae, Cinara juniperi, Hyadaphis coriandri, Hysteroneura setariae, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Therioaphis trifolii, Macrosiphum granarium, Schizaphis graminum, Phenacoccus solenopsis, Ferrisia virgata, Drosicha mangiferae, Amrasca devastans, Amrasca biguttula, Bemisia tabaci, Tetranychus atlanticus, Toxoptera aurantii, Adelges joshii, Aonidiella auranti, Aonidiella citrina, Aonidiella orientalis, Aspidiotus destructor, Hemiberiesia latanias, Rhopalosiphum padi, Leucaspis coniferarum, Parlatoria, Pentalonia nigronervosa, Pinnaspis strachani, Quadraspidiotus perniciosus, Maconellicoccus hirsutus and Tecaspis.

[1][6][7][8][9] Host plants of the beetle include: mustard, lucerne, cabbage, cauliflower, potato, turnip, bottle gourd, brinjal, okra, wheat, cotton and rose.

[10] Larva produces a wax layer by dorsal epidermal cells, which is an effective defensive mechanism.