Body length : 13-20mm.
Host plant : Polyphagous.
Found in deciduous and mixed forests, woodland edges, clearings, hedgerows and other sunny habitats with abundant dead broadleaved wood.
Adults are commonly found visiting flowers in open areas.
The larvae develop in dead wood of many broadleaved trees, such as Betula sp., Fagus sp., Populus sp., Quercus sp., Salix sp., …