It has been recorded feeding on dead wood of "Eucalyptus pilularis" and "Prunus armeniaca". This article is a list of diseases of apricots (Prunus armeniaca). There are also confirmed records on "Ziziphus mauritiana" and "Prunus armeniaca". The fruit is similar to the commercial apricot "Prunus armeniaca", and is edible. The usual preferred commercial source is from apricot kernels ("Prunus armeniaca"). Its scientific name "Prunus armeniaca" (Armenian plum) derives from that assumption. The larvae feed on "Cupressus", "Scrophularia" and "Prunus armeniaca".