Upperside is dull orange-brown with dark veins. Underside of hindwing has a dark basal half, a lighter outer half.
Females lay eggs singly on grasses and sedges.
Fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate, emerge in the spring to feed again, and pupate just under the soil. One brood from early June to early July. Northeast Alaska, Yukon and western Northwest territories. 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.