Common butterfly distributed from lowlands to foot hills. It prefers open
areas and usually found in roadsides. Like several other butterflies, males of
this species too are fond of settling on damp earth to absorb minerals. According
to Ormiston amount of black on upper wings of this butterfly vary with location
and wet zone (Galle ) specimens have light marks while darkest are from dry zone (Jaffna ) and hills (Haldummulla) (Ormiston W. The Butterflies of Ceylon 1924). Larva feeds on Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus linnaei, Ziziphus oenopolia (හීන් එරමිණියා), Gouania microcarpa, and Ziziphus rugosa. Egg laying also observed on Ziziphus xylopyrus.
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