Males perch on shrubs in forest or orchard openings and sometimes patrol for females with a slow, floating flight.

   Adults roost together under the leaves of low shrubs. Eggs are laid singly on host plant leaves, which caterpillars eat and rest beneath.

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* The Malachite is similar in appearance to the Philaethria dido, the relatively scarce butterfly called the Bamboo Page or Dido Longwing, although the Philaethria has a longer, narrow longwing shaped wing.

* Both have similar home ranges.