The descriptive text, below the map, is from the Cornish Red Data Book (2009). The map on this web page depicts the organisms distribution and shows the records made pre-2000 and those made since.
Range & Status
Discovered new to Britain on Tresco in 1992 (Ashmole & Ashmole, 1995).
Regional Distribution
Only known from Piper' s Hole on Tresco, where it was found in a granitic cave.
Habitat & Ecology
Normally found in grass tussocks.
Threats
Difficult to assess until more is known about the population locally.
Conservation
None.
I.J. Bennallick, S. Board, C.N. French, P.A. Gainey, C. Neil, R. Parslow, A. Spalding and P.E. Tompsett. eds. 2009. Red Data Book for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 2nd Edition.Croceago Press.
The Cornish Red Data Book Project was led by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Federation for Biological Recorders (CISFBR). The full text and species accounts (minus the maps) are available on the CISFBR website.