 It feeds on nectar.Plants comprising its diet include Hymenaea stigonocarpa, members of the Bauhinia genus ("B. cupulata", "B. multinervia", "B. brevipes", "B. megalandra", "B. pauletia", "B. ungulata", "B. rufa"), and Luehea trees.They also consume nectar from plants of the Lafoensia and Pseudobombax genera.