Fringes are checkered black and white. Upperside is black with 3-5 small white spots on the forewing tip. Underside of hindwing is patterned with patches of brown, gray, and black.
Males perch at the bottom of gulches to await receptive females.
Females lay eggs randomly on the host plants, usually in the late afternoon. Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of rolled and tied leaves, then pupate in a silk-lined leaf case in litter at the base of a grass clump. G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Bailowitz, R. A., and J. P. Brock. Butterflies of southeastern Arizona.