 Unaware of its previous identification, Victor Motschulsky was later to call the same species as "Aiolocaria mirabilis" (in 1860).In most cases of such synonymy, according to the Encyclopedia of Life, “the first name takes priority and is considered to be the valid or accepted name.”

Entomologists Ivo Hodek (Czech Institute of Entomology) and Edward W. Evans (Utah State University) describe the species as “a specialized predator of chrysomelids.” Entomologist G. I. Savoiskaya has observed "Aiolocaria hexaspilota" actively pursuing larval prey.Ivo Hodek has also described the species as univoltine (having one brood per year); in early autumn they migrate from sun-exposed forest habitat “to well-insolated slopes of rocky hills or also to buildings.” Seeking winter shelter in rocky crevices or, opportunistically, in human dwellings, the beetles will cluster in aggregations of up to several hundred individuals.