A univoltine species, flying from the beginning of June to the end of August. Amiet et al. (2004) give a flight period from late-May to mid-July
Parasites: The bees Coelioxys mandibularis and Coelioxys inermis are cited as cleptoparasites of this species (Westrich, 1989). Banaszak & Romasenko (1989) additionally cite Stelis phaeoptera, Coelioxys brevis, Coelioxys elongata as cleptoparasites, and Gasteruption caudatum (Gasteruptiidae); Melittobia acasta (Eulophidae); Monodontomerus obsoletus (Torymidae); and Chalcis sispes (Chalcididae) as parasites.