It is present and abundant even on remote atolls. A polyphagous species recorded from more than 72 host plant species in 45 genera and 29 families.
Adults mate during the day.
One female can lay an average of at least 25 eggs in 24 hours. Egg incubation lasts about 2 days. Rate of development was on papaya-based diet was studied in FSM and Solomon Islands. At 25.9 C, almost all larvae are going through the first instar during 48 to 72 hours after egg laying. By 204 hours, mature larvae started to exit the diet to pupate and the largest numbers of larvae exited at 252 hours.