The wasp can commonly be found from July to late September or October in sandy places.

In hard soil however the female will often try to steal a nest from another member of the same species.

[1] The wasps' nests are underground in sandy burrows with flies for their offspring to eat.

[3] The field digger wasps are solitary hunters, yet live in colonies with one another.

[4] Female members of the community will dig out multicellular nests in the sand or soil to lay their eggs, then provision the cells with prey, with the most common one being flies.