The larvae feed on the leaves of "Artemisia maritima". It is derived from santonica (the unexpanded flower-heads of "Artemisia maritima" var. The larvae feed on "Artemisia maritima" and "Achillea millefolium". Echinop nivetus, Seria chrysanthenoides, Artemisia maritima, Dracocephalum nutsus, Anapalas contorta, Chrysopogon echinulatus and Dianthus crinitus. Artemisia maritima is a European species of wormwood known as sea wormwood and old woman.