C. elisae primarily attacks both young and old evergreen trees in the genus Araucaria, the klinkii (A. klinkii) and the hoop pine (A. cunninghamii), but is also known to attack other hosts such as the taun tree (Pometia pinnata), Hopea trees, the papaya (Carica papaya), and the mango (Mangifera indica) A parasitic fungus, Antennopsis gayi, is sometimes found growing on the body of C. elisiae and the rove beetle Coptophysa obesa is sometimes found living inside the termite colony.
