Davey, P., 2009: A widespread species in Britain, the larva living in the nests of wild bees and wasps above the ground, and feeding eventually on everything therein, including nest walls and even the brood. In Dorset, the moth is widespread and at low density, rising to frequent, locally, on sandy soils. A partial bivoltine cycle is suspected from the data in addition to the single cycle, with individuals on the wing between late May and late August.

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