[1] The species is native to Europe and is usually found in oak and beech woods or parkland.

[2] When the Gnorimus variabilis is a larva, it develops in wood mold like the trunks or the branches.

[3] In the United Kingdom, it may be hidden in the old open-grown oak Quercus trees.

[3] In France, larvae lives in the wood mold of tree cavities, mainly Castanea and Quercus.

[3] In Ukraine, the larvae develops in wood and stubs of oak Quercus, chestnut Castanea, willow Salix, and alder Alnus.