A rather common species throughout Belgium.

The larva lives on a variety of trees and shrubs like  Quercus, Betula, Crataegus, Prunus spinosa, Lonicera, Ligustrum and Frangula alnus. Hibernates as an egg. Pupation in a cocoon among plant debris or underground.

The adults fly from mid July till late October in one generation. During the day, they can be found in hollow trees, buildings, behind bark or in nest-boxes, often in group and sometimes together with A. berbera. They come to sugar, wineroping and to light.