Polylectic: In the Mediterranean region, the species visits the following flowers: Apiaceae: Eryngium campestre; Araliaceae: Hedera helix; Asteraceae: Carduus tenuiflorus, Centaurea solstitialis, Echinops sp., Onopordum macracanthum, Urospermum dalechampii; Boraginaceae: Echium plantagineum, E. vulgare; Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus sp.; Dipsacaceae: Scabiosa atropurpurea, Scabiosa rotata; Fabaceae: Trifolium pratense; Rhamnaceae: Ziziphus lotus.
Mavromoustakis (1951) (citing C. dallatorreana but probably referring to C. cypriaca) reports visitation to Vicia cracca elegans (Fabaceae).
In Spain, Pérez-Inigo Mora & Gayuba (1989) observed it visiting Carlina vulgaris (Asteraceae).
In Algeria, Saunders (1908) noted it visiting Salsola kali (Chenopodiaceae).