Forewing with small black cell spot. Males patrol flats and gullies for females. Females lay eggs singly under host plant leaves.
Caterpillars eat leaves.
Dry season form overwinters and lays eggs in spring. Four-five flights, all year long, in southern Texas and Deep South. Mid- to late summer in the north. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history.