[1] They are found in most of Europe, in the eastern part of the Palearctic realm, and in the Near East.

They feed on leaves, flowers and pollen of deciduous trees, mainly of Quercus robur, Salix, Populus, Betula, Fraxinus excelsior, Fagus sylvatica, Dorycnium, Prunus, Ulmus and Corylus avellana.

[4] They feed also on pollen of Rosa canina, Polygonum bistorta and Leucanthemum vulgare.

The females wrap each egg with their hind legs in a ball of about 2 mm of excrements/feces and leaves it in the vicinity of an anthill.

They feed on the waste and other detritus left by the ants, on their eggs and on their larvae.