Length: 8-16 mm. A sexually dimorphic species. The female has a white tip to the abdomen, a white mark at the base of the thorax, and white banded antennae. The male is markedly different with yellow and black legs and abdomen, a bright yellow scutellum and no bands on the antennae. Males can only be identified to species by microscopic examination.

Hedgerows and well wooded areas.

March to November

Under recorded - hardly any British records exist for this species.

Little recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.