Fringes are checkered. Upperside is black. Forewing has a mottled gray pattern and a row of dark bars near the outer margin. Hindwing may have pale spots.
Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of rolled leaves.
Two broods from May-September. G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Opler, P. A. and V. Malikul. A field guide to eastern butterflies. Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston.