Polylectic: In Germany, visiting species in the families Cistaceae, Apiaceae, Convolvulaceae and Asteraceae (Westrich, 1989). Pollen sources not known for the United Kingdom.
Ebmer (1969) lists the following plants as forage species: Mentha, Thymus (Lamiaceae); Leontodon, Solidago (Asteraceae).
Pesenko, Banaszak et al. (2000) state that the species is polylectic, but shows a preference for Asteraceae, citing Tanacetum sp. and Achillea sp.
Ortiz-Sanchez & Pauly (2017) report visitation to Bellis perennis, Centaurea nigra (Asteraceae); Ranunculus bulbosus (Ranunculaceae); Geranium dissectum (Geraniaceae); Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae); Potentilla reptans (Rosaceae); Oxalis latifolia (Oxalidaceae); Mentha, Teucrium polium (Lamiaceae) in Spain. Baldock et al. (in prep) report visitation to Sonchus sp. (Asteraceae) in the Balearic Islands