Polylectic. It forages mainly on Boraginaceae, Lamiaceae and Fabaceae species (Iuga, 1958; P. Rasmont pers. obs. 2014).
Mavromoustakis (1951) reports the following forage sources in Cyprus: Echium sericeum; Anchusa sp. (Boraginaceae); Nepeta troodi, Salvia grandiflora willeana, Teucrium cyprium, Ballota nigra, Ballota integrifolia, Thymus capitatus (Lamiaceae); Rubus ulmifolius anatolicus (Rosaceae); Limonium (=Statice) sp. (Plumbaginaceae).