Although a large family, few brush-footed butterflies feed on forest trees and shrubs. Those that do sport hard, branched, thickened spines called scoli, which challenge the gullets of their would-be predators. They tend to be large-headed, at least relative to width of the first thoracic segment. The body is covered with numerous setae especially below the level of the spiracles.
Coloration is highly variable, especially across different regions of the country.