The larvae feed on "Lycium barbarum" and "Lycium europaeum". Along with "Lycium barbarum", it produces the goji berry ("wolfberry"). The genus "Lycium" contains the boxthorns and the wolfberry "Lycium barbarum". "Lycium barbarum" is a deciduous woody shrub, growing high. "Lycium barbarum" has become a high demand plant in the United States.