[1] Subspecies include:[2] This rather common species is present in most of Europe and in the eastern Palearctic realm.

[3] These wasps mainly inhabit meadows, hedge rows, damp places close to streams, and man-made environments.

The small scales at the base of the forewings are black with a yellow border.

[4] They made their nest in a variety of locations, mainly in hollow stems, e.g. bramble and elder, but also in cavities in walls and disused plant galls.

In these existing cavities the females makes several cells, divided by clay.