Conolidine was first isolated in 2004 from the bark of the Tabernaemontana divaricata (Crepe jasmine) shrub which is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the young foliage and flowers of Mangifera, Tabernaemontana, Hodgsonia, Cinnamomum, Cassia, Fagraea, Memecylon, Pittosporaceae tristrigosa, Citrus and Nephelium species.