Wings are transparent with dark brown to light brownish orange borders.
Forewing cell lacks dark scales. Caterpillars pupate in cocoons spun in leaf litter on the ground. Two broods from March-August. Nectar from flowers including lantana, dwarf bush honeysuckle, snowberry, orange hawkweed, thistles, lilac, and Canada violet. A wide variety of open habitats, streamsides, fields, gardens, and suburbs.