The larvae have been recorded feeding on buds and young shoots of a wide range of plants, including Flagellaria, Macadamia integrifolia, Castanospermum australe, Erythrina, Callerya megasperma, Wisteria, Cassia fistula, Alectryon coriaceus, Brachychiton acerifolius and Cupaniopsis.
Flagellaria indica is a climbing plant found in many of the tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, India, Southeast Asia, Polynesia, and Australia.
Supplejack, Flagellaria indica a bamboo–like vine plant species native to eastern and northern Australia