Habitat:
Rhacocleis germanica occurs at dry forest edges and xerothermic steppe-like areas that are mixed with dry shrub and rocks or stones.
Life cycle:
Rhacocleis germanica occurs from July to October and usually lives near the ground or in the low shrub.
Remarks:
Rhacocleis germanica occurs in Southern France, Italy and from southern Austria through the Balkans to Greece.
Rhacocleis germanica is today often listed in the genus Pterolepis.