An oligolectic species, specialising in Asteraceae pollen but species of Brassicaceae (Sisymbrium orientalis) and Fabaceae (Medicago sativa) are visited for nectar (Özbek 2008)
Data gathered from specimens and observations list the following forage species: Crepis commutata, Crepis sancta, Reichardia picroides, Scorzonera sublanata (Asteraceae); Anthyllis hermanniae (Fabaceae)
Males pollinate Ophrys sp (Orchidaceae) in Greece (Borg-Karlson et al. 1985).