Males perch to seek females, who deposit eggs singly on the host plant.
Caterpillars eat leaves and live in shelters of silked-together leaves.
November-August in southern Florida. Nectar including that of mangrove, shepherd's needle, citrus, and bougainvillaea flowers. Both coasts of peninsular Florida and the Keys south through the West Indies and Mexico to Argentina. Strayed to coastal South Carolina. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.