Specific epithet is Latin meaning "parallel," for the forewings "boldly arched at the base, costa nearly straight beyond, parallel with internal margin."
Almost all records are from the eastern United States and southeastern Canada. (2)
Types: Putman County, New York; Philadelphia (Bunte).
Food
Polyphagous. Recorded on maple, oak, citrus, apple, blueberry, laurel, gardenia, rose, goldenrod, sweetgale, St. John's wort, mimosa and pitcherplant. (3)