Upperside plain deep brown. Underside of both wings have cells with narrow white bars outlined in black. Postmedian band white, bold, and jagged. Males patrol for females around the canopy.
Females lay eggs singly on host plant twigs.
One flight from April-July. Desert foothill canyons, prairie valleys, hedgerows, woodlands, roadsides. Northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona east to Kansas, south to Texas. 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.