Upper surface of forewing is mostly black with ivory spots along margin. Underside of hindwing with pale green marginal spots. Females lay single eggs on underside of host plant leaves.
Caterpillars live in shelters of folded-over leaves and come out to feed at night.
Some chrysalids from each generation hibernate. In Florida, several generations between March-December. Deciduous woodlands, fields, roadsides, yards, pine barrens, wooded swamps, and parks. Occasionally strays to North Dakota, central Colorado, and Cuba. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.