Both wings have narrow black marginal borders; the hindwing may have blue spots.

[2] This is a quick species that flits rapidly around woodland roads.

The female will lay her eggs in bunches of up to 900 individuals on the underside of the host plant's leaves.

Early-instar caterpillars eat together in a web, but later instars feed alone.

Adults have been known to mate in low-elevation watercourses in arid regions.