Upperside is cream to brownish-orange.
Male forewing has a dark patch of sex scales.
Underside of hindwing has black and white striations, a wide dark median band, veins with white scales, and only 1 black spot near the lower inner margin of the wing. Isolated population in eastern Canada, Wisconsin, and Michigan. 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. Butterflies east of the Great Plains.