Upperside is reddish-orange with a wide, light brown border.
Male forewing has a wide black stigma.
One brood from June-August. Nectar from flowers including white-flowered thistles. From sea level to 11,000 feet in coastal plains, streamsides, wet areas in high plains, and moist mountain meadows. G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Scott, J. A. 1986.