Locally common butterfly flies in wet and intermediate zone from lowlands to about 1400 m elevations. It has a slow flight which somewhat resemble to the flight of a dragonfly which too has similar colors (i.e. Variegated Flutterer). Larva feeds on leaves of Senegalia caesia (හිඟුරු-වැල්), Albizia chinensis (කබල් මාර/හුලං මාර) and Acacia pennata (ගොඩ හිඟුරු). As per Ormiston* it is especially common in May and June.
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* Ormiston W. (1924) The Butterflies of Ceylon, H.W.Cave & Co.,Colombo 1924, AES Reprint New Delhi , 2003
* Ormiston W. (1924) The Butterflies of Ceylon, H.W.Cave & Co.,
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