An uncommon butterfly found in both dry and wet zone lowlands up to foot-hills, generally near jungles. It seems to be gregarious and usually several of them found together when encountered.
* Egg laying and larval feeding has been observed on cultivated Cinnamon verum (කුරුඳු) plants (Ishara Harshajith Wijewardhane, Personnal communication, November 24, 2013)
* Later on Entada rheedei (පුස් වැල්), Meliosma simplicifolia pungens (ඇල්බැද්ද) and Entada zeylanica are also identified as its larval host plants.
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