Au jardin, se nourrit notamment sur : Artemisia vulgaris, Carduus acanthoides, Centaurea cyanus, Centaurea scabiosa, Dipsacus fullonum, Lavandula angustifolia, Melissa officinalis, Myosotis arvensis, Oenothera biennis, Senecio vulgaris, Solidago virgaurea, Taraxacum officinale
et Alnus glutinosa, Amaranthus caudatus, Aster novi-belgii, Berberis vulgaris, Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, Calluna vulgaris, Carpinus betulus, Cerastium fontanum, Chenopodium album, Cornus sanguinea, Cosmos bipinnatus, Cotoneaster microphyllus, Crataegus monogyna, Cuprocyparis leylandii, Daphne mezereum, Epilobium angustifolium, Fraxinus excelsior, Hedera helix, Juniperus communis, Ligustrum vulgare, Linum perenne, Lonicera periclymeum, Malus sylvestris, Papaver rhoeas, Pisum sativum, Plantago major, Polygonum bistorta, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus pyraster, Quercus robur, Ranunculus repens, Ribes nigrum, Rosa canina, Rubus fruticosus, Rumex crispus, Sambucus nigra, Symphoricarpos albus, Syringa vulgaris, Taxus baccata, Tilia platyphyllos, Tilia cordata, Tilia x europaea, Trifolium pratense, Ulmus minor, Vitis vinifera.