It is not certain whether this species ever belonged to the Belgian Fauna. The rare records may well originate from escaped or released specimens (see Lambillion 1903: 48, 1912: 96).

The larva lives on different species of deciduous trees and shrubs, like Juglans regia, Malus, Pyrus, Prunus, Fraxinus, Populus, Ulmus, Cydonia, Tilia, Salix, Alnus, Aesculus, Acer, Rubus, Corylus, Syringa, Platanus.

The adults fly from late March till the beginning of June. In Central Europe most specimens have been recorded in May.