It is confined mainly to grassland and open woodland on chalk and limestone. On the Gower coast, West Glamorgan, it has been found both on cliffs and on base-rich dune systems. In Northamptonshire (near Brackley), the species has been found on the sand and gravel of a disused railway track (C. O’Toole, pers. comm.) (GB)
Structurally diverse woodland edge, Juniper heathland, dry grassland, vineyards, sunny calcareous banks and stony roadside embankments (DE)