Antennae are short. Males patrol for females with a low, fluttery flight through grassy areas. Females lay eggs singly on grass blades.
Caterpillars feed on leaves and rest in nests of rolled or tied leaves.
Flower nectar from low growing plants such as wood sorrel, swamp verbena, pickerelweed, chickory, and white clover. Strays to central Colorado. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Opler, P. A. and G. O. Krizek. Butterflies east of the Great Plains.