Common
butterfly found in open jungle areas of all elevations of the island all the
year round. It takes part in migrations especially in November to December. Chocolate
Soldier often settles on damp earth. Its
larva feeds on Strobilanthes diandra (නෙළු), Eranthemum capense, Phaulopsis dorsiflora, Ruellia patula, Ruellia prostrata (නිල් පුරුක්), Dyschoriste nagchana and Barleria prionitis (කටු කරඬු/Yellow Hedge Barleria)
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