Rather uncommon butterfly of the hill country,
which seldom found below 900m a.s.l. However at certain times of the year it is
very common in higher hilly areas like Horton plains, Hakgala, Nuwaraeliya,
Haputhale,Pattipola etc. Its larva feeds on Girardinia
diversifolia (ගස් කහඹිලියා
/Giant nettle) and it ties the leaves into a ball about the size of an orange and
pupae can be found inside this ball (Ormiston W. 1924) . Urtica urens is one of its another larval food plant which is an introduced herb, now naturalized in the home gardens and cultivated lands in the higher elevations.
