Upperside is brown.
Eyespots are of equal distance from the outer edge of wing.
Dark basal half of hindwing underside is separated from lighter outer half by an irregular dark line. Caterpillars hatch and go into hibernation, not feeding until the following spring. One brood from June-August. Chaparral, oak woodland, open pine forest, juniper-pinyon woodland, sagebrush. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.