 It is found in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.The larvae feed on "Acacia", "Calodendrum", "Cassia", "Cestrum", "Clerodendrum", "Cotyledon", "Passiflora caerulea", "Rhus", "Senecio", and "Tagetes" species.Though they are heavily armed with irritant urticating hairs they are readily eaten by fiscal flycatchers and Cape robin-chats that scrub off their hairs against the ground and swallow the larvae whole.