The larvae feed on cotton, tea, orange and camphor.

The live in a web spun rectangularly on the mid-rib of the underside of a leaf of the host plant.

The larvae are pale greenish with a rather broad greenish yellow dorsal stripe with and a pale yellowish green head.

Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 17 mm.

Pupation takes place in a thin cocoon spun in the web or folded leaf.