Size: 19-37 mm.
General distribution: S. British Columbia, Canada, S. to Baja California, Mexico, and New Mexico.
Distribution in New Mexico: Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Jan, Santa Fe, Sierra, Socorro, Valencia.
Habitat: Dry and desert grassland.
Host: Probably forbs.
Adults Present: March-November.
Notes: Differs from C. carinata in usually having red or orange (often yellow in northern specimens) hind tibiae. Not economically important.
Reference: Otte 1984.
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