Appearance: Above, grayish tan with dirty white oblong spots forming a submarginal band with two or more black spots on the forewing. Similar color and patterning on wings below.

Wingspan: Medium; 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inches.

Habitat: Dry short-grass prairies, grasslands with bare soil.

Flight times: June to July; one brood.  Third- and fourth-stage caterpillars hibernate.

Larval Foodplant: Blue grama grass.

Did You Know...
Earthen color and patterning make species hard to see until it is disturbed and flies.  Adults prefer nectar of yellow composites.