Tails edged with yellow, filled with black. Females lay single eggs on top of young host plant leaves. Caterpillars feed on young leaves and shoots. Hibernate as chrysalids, which can remain dormant for up to 2 years.
Adult emergence is triggered by rainfall.
Zanthoxylum spp . Nectar from flowers of cheese-shrub, wild coffee, and guava. Found only in tropical hardwood hammocks and neighboring scrub areas. G4 - Apparently secure globally, though it might be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Matthews, J. R., editor.