A univoltine species, flying in the spring from mid May to early June in Germany (Westrich, 1989), and earlier in the more southern parts of the range. Osytshnjuk et al.(2005) state that the species has one generation flying from late March to September
Parasites and predators. Host to the cleptoparasites Nomada melathoracica and Nomada fulvicornis [cited as N. lineola] (Westrich, 1989; Peeters, Raemakers & Smit, 1999)