Apex of forewing hooked. Fly high and swiftly. Female usually lays several eggs on a single plant.
Caterpillars eat leaves and develop continously during the wet season.
Nectar from red and purple flowers including Hibiscus and Bougainvilla . G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery. The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Opler, P. A. and G. O. Krizek.