It has reached Hawaii, as well as the Persian Gulf, including Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

The underside of the hindwing is copper brown with white at the base; the fringe mostly white, with 3 small black spots near base, and a row of black spots at outer margin.

After mating, females lay eggs on all parts of the host plant, oftenmost on the uppersides of leaves.

They are common across their natural range, which includes the Southwestern United States from California eastwards to west Texas, and from Mexico to Venezuela.

Its introduced range includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and eastern Saudi Arabia along the Persian Gulf coast up to Kuwait.