Recorded from many areas in Belgium.

The larva lives between spun leaves of Crataegus or Prunus spinosa, making a brownish blotch on the surface. It has also been recorded from Juniperus and Cotoneaster horizontalis. Pupation takes places in the larval spinnings, or in a flimsy cocoon on the ground.

The adults fly mainly in June-July, but sometimes till mid August. They come to light.