Adults and larvae of Analeptes trifasciata feed on the bark and underlying wood of Adansonia digitata, Anacardium occidentale, Annona senegalensis, Ceiba pentandra, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus saligna, Sclerocarya birrea, Spondias mombin, Sterculia setigera, Sterculia tragacantha.
Marula oil is extracted from the kernels (nuts) of the Marula tree (Sclerocarya birrea), from the Anacardiaceae family.