Body is robust. Abdomen tapers to a point and is grayish brown with pink bands. They feed both day and night. Caterpillars pupate in chambers dug in the ground.
Adults are very strong fliers.
One flight from June-October in most of the range, several flights throughout the year in Florida and Louisiana. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. A field guide to the moths of eastern North America. D'Abrera, B. 1986. E. W. Classey Ltd, Faringdon, Oxon., United Kingdom.