A widely distributed moth, it is found in the Near East, Middle East, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia.

In greenish form, the body is greenish with a white-bordered blue dorsal line and a whitish sub-dorsal line ending in a yellow streak at the base of the horn.

[4] In the dark-coloured form, the head is brown or pale orange and the rest of the body is smoky black.

Its larvae feed on Burchellia, Gardenia, Kraussia, Pavetta and Vangueria species.

Parasitoids such as Ooencyrtus papilionis and Blepharipa zebrine are found on larva.