An oligolectic species, specialising in plants in the family Fabaceae (Amiet et al., 2004; Westrich, 1989; Stanisavljević, 2000; A. Müller, unpublished, based on 6 pollen samples from 6 different localities and on field observations).
Data from specimens and observations show that the species will visit a wide range of forage sources, presumably these include nectaring visits as well as pollen collecting: Anthemis arvensis, Crepis commutata, Scorzonera sublanata (Asteraceae); Cistus creticus (Cistaceae); Hypecoum imberbe (Papaveraceae); Onobrychis caput-galli, Trifolium campestre, Trifolium angustifolium, Trifolium stellatum (Fabaceae);