Oligolectic: Fabaceae. It collects pollen from only a small number of flowering species. The females prefer the flowers of Fabaceae (Genista, Trifolium, Lotus, Medicago, Anthyllis, Vicia, Melilotus, etc), and it is sometimes found on other plants, such as Brassicaceae (Brassica nigra), Asteraceae (Leucanthemum vulgare), Rosaceae (Potentilla sp.) and Caprifoliaceae (Sambucus sp.).