Though the base color is pale green, markings on the back can range from dark brown or red to bright yellow.

[3] The most reliable feature to distinguish this species from others is the pair of spines on the rear corners of the pronotum.

[1] The egg masses, which are laid from late June to August, are conical in shape with a flat top.

They are laid on leaves in groups of twenty to fifty and held together with a sticky, brownish material.

During the first instar, the nymphs use secretions deposited over the egg batch by the female as the source of their sticky material.