Probably oligolectic on Asteraceae; all pollen samples analysed so far consist of pollen of Carduoideae (A. Müller, unpublished, based on 16 pollen samples from 15 different localities and on field observations).
Mavromoustakis (1948; 1952) reports visitation to Cirsium syriacum, Centaurea hyalolepis, Scolymus hispanicus, Calendula persica (Asteraceae); Limonium (=Statice) sinuata (Plumbaginaceae); Echium sericeum (Boraginaceae); Marrubium vulgare apolum (Lamiaceae) in Cyprus