Range & Status

Formerly widespread in southern England but has become increasingly scarce.

Regional Distribution

Taken in both vice counties early last century, most recently on dry exposed cliffs at

Backways Cove in 1908 (Butler, 1909).

Habitat & Ecology

Biology not well-known, but probably associated with clovers other than Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum , e.g. White Clover T. repens .

Threats

Inadequate management, together with human wear of cliff-tops.

Conservation

None.