Fringes are strongly checkered. Underside is gray-black with 2 rows of pale gray spots.
Males perch to watch for receptive females.
Caterpillars eat leaves and make shelters of folded leaves. Caterpillars of the last brood hibernate in the fourth stage and pupate within silk-lined leaf cases in soil debris. Three broods from April-September. Grassy areas near creeks, in woodland openings and edges, and city gardens. G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.