Polylectic; pollen sources include Fabaceae, Brassicaceae, Zygophyllaceae, Asteraceae (Carduoideae and Asteroideae), Boraginaceae (e.g. Echium), Cistaceae and Plantaginaceae (Antirrhineae) (A. Müller, unpublished, based on 16 pollen samples from 13 different localities).
Mavromoustakis (1951) reports visitation to Sideritis curvidens (Lamiaceae); Echium sericeum (Boraginaceae) in Cyprus