The caterpillars feed on the coral tree leaves. This insect is principally a pest in the adult stage. It feeds primarily at night on a wide variety of ripening fruit by piercing the fruit and sucking out the juices.
Moth populations are generally higher during the rainy season.
Large populations of moths occur periodically following droughts. A round, pinhole-sized puncture is made in fruits. The hole serves as an entry point for disease organisms and can result in early fruit drop. A small cavity is left in the fruit in the feeding site. The area of the fruit around the cavity will be dry and spongy.