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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Its families are grouped in two morphological groups, based on the number of fertile stamens, a paraphyletic basal assemblage of " banana-families " with 5 or 6 fertile stamens ( Musaceae, Strelitziaceae, Lowiaceae, Heliconiaceae ), and a derived clade of " ginger-families " with only one fertile stamen and four or five highly modified staminodia ( Zingiberaceae, Costaceae, Cannaceae, Marantaceae ).
