While describing distribution of this butterfly Ormiston – One of the pioneer in butterfly studies of Sri Lanka – stated “Very common everywhere from Galle to Jaffna, and from sea level to the Horton Plains”. Even today it is not much different of Ormiston’s observation in early last century. It is a butterfly of all elevations throughout the year. But less common in higher elevations. Larva feed on Alysicarpus scariosus, Aphyllodium biarticulatum, Grona heterophylla (මහ උඳුපියලි/Spanish clover), Desmodium triflorum (හීන් උඳුපියලිය/Creeping tick threefoil/Tick clover), Tribulus terrestris (සෙම්බු-නෙරෙන්චි/ගොකටු) and Alysicarpus vaginalis (අස්වැන්න/Alice clover/One-leaf clover) of the family Fabaceae
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