Very catholic in its choice of habitats. Grasslands (including calcareous grasslands, meadows, town parks, playing fields and gardens), woodlands, heathlands and river banks and levees. (DE)
Open sunny areas usually on sandy sites (open coppice woodland, moorland, meadows, coastal sites, river banks, railway embankments, old quarries). Also on friable chalk, silt and clay sites, and urban areas (town parks, gardens and playing field, golf courses)(GB)
Found in a range of habitats where early forage sources (e.g. Willow) exist but most commonly recorded from woodland and dry heath. (IE)
Various habitats from plains to mountains up to 1,700 m asl (Alps) and 2,000 m asl (Pamir) (Osytshnjuk et al. 2008). It is present in uncultivated fields, grasslands, road sides, gardens and valleys (Osytshnjuk 1977). The species is found on open sunny areas usually on sandy sites (open woodland, moorland, coastal sites, river banks, old quarries). It is also present on friable chalk, silt and clay sites, and urban areas (garden lawns, golf courses). In southern England, it is mainly found on calcareous grasslands (Archer and Else 2002).(EU)