This skipper has a wingspan of 1 to 1 3/8 inches (33 mm). Ventrally, the male’s hindwing is mostly yellow with brown at the base and along the margin. There is a large rust, brown spot in the yellow area. Dorsally, the male is yellow-orange with dark brown borders on the wings, narrower than on Hobomok. The forewing has a thin black cell-end bar. The female is dark brown dorsally and has a row of squarish glassy white spots in the disk of the forewing. Ventrally, the female’s hindwing is dark reddish-brown with lighter tan and purplish spots and a sharp white margin.