The larvae feed on "Myrica gale" and "Salix" species (including "Salix repens" and "Salix caprea"). The larvae feed on "Salix repens", "Fragaria" and grape. The larvae feed on "Calluna vulgaris", "Betula" and "Salix" species (including "Salix repens"). "Salix repens" provides shelter to other species of plant and animal. The larvae forms galls on creeping willows ("Salix repens").