Renter: Existing cavities. Westrich (1989) suggests that the species is likely to be a cavity nester, utilising hollow plant stems and beetle emergence hole.
Celary & Wisniowski (2001) state that the species is a cavity nester, nesting in wooden walls, wooden bars and poles, or in stems of Rubus idaeus (Rosaceae), Carduus, Cirsium (Asteraceae); and stems of Urtica dioica (Urticaceae).