A polylectic species, but showing a marked preference for Fabaceae (Banaszak and Romasenko, 2001; A. Müller, unpublished, based on 4 pollen samples from 2 different localities). Flower records: Dodartia orientalis (Mazaceae)and Delphinium camptocarpum (Ranunculaceae)(Marikovskaya, 1968), Astragalus lydius (Fabaceae)(Warncke, 1991).
Fateryga (2017) reports pollen foraging at Teucrium chamaedrys (Lamiaceae) and visitation to Linaria genistifolia (Plantaginaceae)