Polylectic (A. Müller, unpublished, based on 7 pollen samples from 5 different localities). Flower records: Dittrichia viscosa (Asteraceae) Calamintha nepeta (Lamiaceae) (Standfuss et al., 2003).
Mavromoustakis (1960) reports visits to various Lamiaceae on Rhodos. The same author (Mavromoustakis, 1951) reports visitation to Teucrium cyprium (Lamiaceae) in Cyprus.