Male forewing has a costal fold enclosing scent scales. Eggs are laid singly under leaves of the host plants.
Caterpillars feed on leaves and live in shelters of rolled or tied leaves.
Fully-grown caterpillars hibernate. One brood from May-July in the north, earlier in the south. Two broods from March-September in Texas. Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to British Columbia, south through California and the Rocky Mountain states to Mexico, Texas, the Gulf states, and Florida. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.