Fringes are white. Upperside is black with green rays leading from the wing bases. Underside is black with a red bar at the costal edge.
Caterpillars spend the day in leaf shelters and eat leaves during the night.
Many broods in February, April, and June-December in South Texas. Subtropical woods, city gardens. The lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas south through Mexico and Central America to Argentina. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Opler, P. A. and V. Malikul.