DESCRIPTION: WS=1.2 - 1.6" (30-40 mm). Forewing outer margin is concave below the apex. Upper surface black with white spots; base of wings show some orangish. Family Nymphalidae, Subfamily Nymphalinae. NATURAL HISTORY: Adults fly all year. Males often patrol short sections of trail or wash, staying low. Larvae feed on plants in the low ancanthus family.