It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1864 and is found in Mexico, Central America and south to Peru.

It has been recorded as an unexpected vagrant in the United States in southern Florida,[1] Arizona and Texas.

It has been recorded as a vagrant in the United States, in southeastern Arizona (rare stray), south Texas (one sighting) and Florida.

[1][2] Adults are in the habit of resting on tree trunks where their mottled appearance makes them inconspicuous.

[2] The eggs are laid on the leaves of vines in the family Euphorbiaceae, the host plant in Guatemala being Dalechampia scandens.