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.
Recorded only from southern Britain. Almost certainly under-recorded, due to its retiring nocturnal behaviour.
Regional Distribution
Recorded from Polruan, Helston and the Isles of Scilly.
Habitat & Ecology
Found only inside houses were it can be found wandering slowly over the walls at night.
Threats
Use of domestic pesticides.
Conservation
Sympathetic household management.
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.