Underside of hindwing is brown with a short curved row of 3-5 pale spots. Females lay eggs on the host and on other plants.
Caterpillars spend the day in shelters of rolled or tied leaves and feed on leaves at night.
June-September in California. Populations and their habitats should be conserved wherever found. Scott, J. A. 1986. The butterflies of North America. Stanford, R. E. and P. A. Opler.