A univoltine species with an extended flight period. The species is active from late April or early May, to the end of September. The males emerge from mid-July
Label data from a few Spanish specimens shows that females are active from June to August (Ortiz-Sanchez & Pauly, 2017).
Parasites Sphecodes niger and Nomada sheppardana are both cited as cleptoparasites of this species (Westrich, 1989; Söderman & Leinonen, 2003)