[3] This species is found in forest areas from the Eastern Cape of South Africa,[3] through Eswatini and to the border of Zimbabwe.

The larva makes a shelter by cutting part way through a leaf from its edge and folding it over, or by sticking two leaves together with silk.

[4] Adults are on wing year-round; in warmer areas with peaks in late summer and autumn.

[5] The males select territories and fly rapidly, with the white underside of the wings "flashing".

[3] The adults feed from flowers,[3] including those of Deinbollia oblongifolia and Tabernaemontana ventricosa.