Underside of hindwing has a zigzag pattern of brown and white bands and a median band of white chevrons. Males perch or patrol to find females.
Females lay eggs in clusters on underside of host plant leaves.
Third-stage caterpillars hibernate. Isolated populations in the Appalachians and the east slope of the Rocky Mountains. G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Opler, P. A. and G. O. Krizek. Butterflies east of the Great Plains.