North American Ecology (US and Canada)

Resident in California (Scott 1986). Habitats are CHAPARRAL AND OAK/ CONIFEROUS FORESTS. Host plants are usually herbaceous with hosts largely restricted to a few species in one family, Leguminosae. Eggs are laid on the host plant singly. Individuals overwinter as X. There are multiple flights each year with the approximate flight time FEB1-DEC31 (Scott 1986).