An uncommon butterfly found in lowlands to
mid hills in all the year round. The male settles on the wet patches to absorb
minerals and Ormiston has an interesting observation on this butterfly of
thousands of males mud
puddling on the first five miles of Wellawaya - Koslanda road in November
(Ormistom W. 1924). Larva feeds on Hydnocarpus venenata (මකුළු),
Hydnocarpus octandrus and Chlorocarpa pentaschista plants.
