The larvae feed on plants of the families Araceae, Asteraceae, Bromeliaceae, Bombacaceae, Cecropiaceae, Clusiaceae, Dilleniaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Lecythidaceae, Loranthaceae, Malpighiaceae, Marantaceae, Melastomataceae, Myrtaceae, Orchidaceae, Rubiaceae, Sapindaceae, Zingiberaceae as well as bryophytes and lichens.
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The nest has an external outer diameter measuring between 30 and 50 cm; with a depth of 10 15 cm, and is typically composed of twigs and sticks mainly belonging to tree species in the " Rhizosphora " genus, but also from species in the families Loranthaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, and Rubinaceae.
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Originally, the Loranthaceae contained all mistletoe species, but the typical Christmas mistletoes of Europe and North America, whose genera " Viscum " and " Phoradendron ", belong to the family Santalaceae ( previously, these two genera and their closest relatives were in a separate family, Viscaceae, which has been merged into Santalaceae ).
