The beetle is also found in North America, Central and Eastern Asia and regions with a temperate climate.

Adults overwinter in ground litter in parks, gardens and forest edges and under tree bark and rocks.

[6] The species can be found in Europe, North Africa, Australia, Cyprus, European Russia, the Caucasus, Siberia, the Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, the Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Western Asia, Middle East, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, North and South Korea, Pakistan, Nepal, North India, Japan, Sri Lanka, southeast Asia, and tropical Africa.

[7] The species has been repeatedly introduced to North America as a biological control agent to reduce aphid numbers.

[8] The first record of successful establishment (after numerous failed attempts to introduce the species) in the United States was in 1973.