Females are larger than males.
Upperside of forewing is brownish green with a white submedian line and a diagonal white line running from the tip to the inner margin. Upperside of hindwing is mostly red. Older caterpillars cut through petioles partway and bend down the leaves in order to feed on them. Caterpillars pupate and overwinter in chambers in the ground. Two to three broods from April-November.