They are active during spring, particularly in May, and can be found on the ground where the tree have started throwing its buds.

From May to June the species can be visibly seen on poplars and willows, whose leaves they feed on, by the round holes left as a result.

The females lay their eggs on the recently fed-on leaves of plants.

The larva hatches in summer, with the size of 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) in length, black coloured, and in resemblance of a slug.

The larva becomes adult within approximately three months, and the cycle continues from that point.