Outer margin of hindwing indented above short tail. Eggs are laid singly on twigs of host plants and hatch the following spring.
Caterpillars feed on buds, leaves, flowers, and young fruit.
One flight from July-August in the north, May in the south. Nectar from chinquapin, common milkweed, dogbane, goldenrod, meadowsweet, New Jersey tea, staghorn sumac, viburnum, and white sweet clover. Local, not abundant in its range. 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.