Underside of forewing with postmedian row of 5 round black spots circled with white. Males patrol for females with an erratic flight during daytime.
Females lay eggs singly on flower buds of host during midday.
Grasslands, fields, desert, meadows, weedy areas, creeksides. Resident from southern California, the Southwest, and Texas through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica. Summer migrant north and east through the Mississippi River states to Wisconsin and Ohio. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Opler, P. A. and G. O. Krizek.