Range & Status

Widespread in Britain but very localised.

Regional Distribution

Discovered in Greystone Wood in 1991 (Alexander, 1999).

Habitat & Ecology

Found under sappy bark on freshly dead trunks and boughs of various trees.

Threats

Loss of fresh deadwood through clearance of fallen timber. Conversion of native

broadleaved woodland to plantation forestry.

Conservation

Protection of native woodlands from damaging developments, and retention of fallen

deadwood.