Underside of hindwing is brown with heavy gray overscaling, only rarely with faint spots. Males perch in flat grassy areas on low vegetation to wait for receptive females. Eggs are laid singly on or near the host plants.
Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of rolled or tied leaves.
Nectar from flowers including croton, alfalfa, composites, lippia, and others. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Bailowitz, R. A., and J. P. Brock. Butterflies of southeastern Arizona. Sonoran Arthropod Studies, Inc., Tucson, Arizona.