	"Taeniotes scalatus" can reach a length of . Basic color of body is black, with a yellow dorsal streak and small spots. Larval host plants are cultivated figs ("Ficus carica"), "Artocarpus altilis", "Artocarpus integrifolia", "Brosimum utile", "Castilloa elastica", "Morus alba" and "Coffea arabica". These nocturnal flat-faced longhorn beetles can be found all year round, especially from March to June.