Straw-coloured to orange background colour with a longitudinal mark (vitta) medially on the pronotum (and sometimes extending on to the upper elytra); elytra marked by two dark horizontal bands (fasciae) with blue reflections, one post-medial, the other apical; epipleuron margin with a prominent bend opposite the metacoxal plate; head without pale markings on the frons.

This species was described by Macleay 1863 with a type specimen from Port Denison (Bowen) in Queensland and is widely distributed in the eastern half of Australia. In SA, where it approaches the western limit of its distribution it appears to be relatively rare. It is represented here by two specimens in the SA Museum: one labelled 'Murray R S.Aust.', and another (which is illustrated here) collected in 1984 from near Coombool Swamp on the edge of the River Murray floodplain 28.6 km NNE of Renmark.

A similar looking Temognatha with a largely overlapping distribution has often been included within T. vitticollis but it appears to be a distinct species and is treated on this website as T. sp. 'fallaciosa' (q.v.).

The specimen from near Coombool Swamp NNE of Renmark was found on the ground under Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gum), which suggests that is a likely adult host.