In an aviary setting, M. orientalis was found infesting the purple starling (Lamprotornis purpureus), Rüppell's starling (Lamprotornis purpuroptera), and the Bali myna (Leucopsar rothschildi) with the intermediate hosts being the Surinam cockroach (Pycnoscelus surinamensis) and the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana). The eggs are 53 um long and have an elongation ratio of 2.12.
