Eggs are laid singly on the uppersides of host plant leaves.
Caterpillars feed and live in the shelter of a webbed leaf.
Four to five broods throughout the year in South Texas and Florida. Peninsular Florida, the Gulf Coast, and South Texas south through the West Indies, Mexico, and Central America to Argentina. G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. Opler, P. A. and G. O. Krizek. Butterflies east of the Great Plains.