Common butterfly found in everywhere from
lowlands to about 1000 m a.s.l. Grey Pansy is a migratory species and Ormiston
noted that it appears up-country usually in October, before the regular flights
begin, and the swarms only lasts a few days (Ormiston W., 1924). The larva feeds on Yamazakia pusilla, Limnophila repens (අඹවිල), Hygrophila auriculata (කටු ඉකිරි/නීරමුල්ලිය), Lindernia anagallis, Lindernia crustacea, Lindernia antipoda (විල/Sparrow false pimpernel) and Limnophila indica. Its larva also fed on Strobilanthus diandra (නෙළු) when offered in the lab.
