Fringes are white and not checkered. Underside of hindwing is light to dark brown with a pale gray overlay and few to many white spots. Females lay eggs singly on leaves of the host plants.
Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in nests of leaves tied together with silk.
Desert washes and alkali flats with shadscale. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Scott, J. A. 1986. The butterflies of North America. Stanford, R. E. and P. A. Opler.