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
Native. European Temperate species. Mainly found in chalk and limestone areas of
England and Wales.
Regional Distribution
Recorded at one site in Cornwall (in 2002 and 2003), in coastal dune-grassland at Gear Sands (SW75).
Habitat & Ecology
Historically found in a few coastal sites, and at two places associated with railway
habitat.
Threats
The extant site is an area of sand-dune that is heavily used by dog-walkers. Eutrophication of the dune-grassland may be a threat.
Conservation
Gear Sands is a SAC.
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.