Upperside is brownish orange to yellow-orange with an eyespot on each wing. Spot at the tip of the forewing is well-developed in both sexes. Black submarginal line on the hindwing is solid throughout its length. Female has distinct darker areas at the wing bases and a black submarginal line on the forewing.
Females lay eggs singly or in small bunches on the host plants.
Eggs hatch in 11-30 days and the young caterpillars feed singly or in small groups on the underside of host leaves. Chaparral from sea level to 6400 feet. GU - Unable to assign rank due to lack of available information. The moths of America north of Mexico, fasc. E. W. Classey Limited and R. B. D. Publications Inc., Middlesex, England.