They are generally found in temperate forests in wooded areas along streams. The host plant for this species may be Carex heliophila . It spends its winter as a partially grown larvae. Once mature, the larvae are green with white body markings and light vertical bands with a mottled brown-black head. However, different stages of the larvae are different colors.
Eggs are pale green at first but then develop a red encircling band with a red blotch at the apex.
It is a single-brooded species, flying from June through July. It is small with dark brown coloring. Males will have no pale spots and females will have a few on the fore-wing and a diffuse crescent of slightly paler spots. Both sexes will visit flowers regularly. Adult males can most likely be found perching on tall flowers and shrubs near streams.