Fringes are checkered. Underside of hindwing is black-brown with a wide silvery white band along most of the outer margin. They fly out repeatedly to chase other insects but will return to the same perch.
Females lay eggs singly under leaflets of host plants that are in full or partial shade.
Nectar from flowers of common milkweed, dogbane, buttonbush, Japanese honeysuckle, and New Jersey tea. Open woodland and brushy areas, particularly oak or pine woods with sandy soil. Outlying record from western Kansas. 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.