Autochton zarex (Hübner, 1818)

Cecrops zarex (Hübner, 1818)

Papilio aunus (Fabricius, 1781) - preoccupied name (not Cramer, 1775)

Papilio brontes (Fabricius, 1787) - preoccupied name (not [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - replacement name (for a preoccupied name)

Papilio ammon (Fabricius, 1787) - misspelling; Hesperia zarox (Weidemeyer, 1864) - misspelling

Cecropterus xarex (A.G. Weeks, 1901) - misspelling; Spathilipia [sic] jsokrates (Ehrmann, 1918)

Cecropterus anus (Kaye, 1921) - misspelling

Spathilepia isocrates (Holland, 1927) - misspelling; assaracus Hayward, 1938
orantes Bell, 1946 - misspelling

This species is most common in secondary forest, but can also be found in primary forest and isolated forest fragments.

Adults feed on nectar

According compiled by Beccaloni et al. (2008), the caterpillars feed on:

Leguminosae - Papilionoideae: Desmodium incanum, Phaseolus lunatus, Rhynchosia calycosa