Polylectic. Rasmont (1995) lists the following plant species as forage plants: Prunus armeniaca (Rosaceae); Bituminaria bituminosa (Fabaceae); Echium plantagineum (Boraginaceae); Centranthus angustifolius (Valerianaceae).
Mavromoustakis (1948; 1951) lists the following forage resources in Cyprus: Salvia sp., Ballota integrifolia, Nepeta troodi, Salvia grandiflora willeana (Lamiaceae); Saponaria vaccaria (Caryophyllaceae); Echium sericeum, Anchusa sp. (Boraginaceae).