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
Confined in Britain to Cornwall, where it was recorded in 1991 (Heckford, 1994a); this species has also been recorded from France, Spain, Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily, Malta, Italy, Greece and Crete (Karsholt & Razowski, 1996).
Regional Distribution
Originally considered to be resident in Cornwall but listed in Bradley (1998) as a suspected adventive and now thought to have been transported to Cornwall by strong southerly winds (Koster & Sinev, 2003).
Habitat & Ecology
It is thought that the larvae feed on the waxy secretions of Homopteran bugs which in turn feed on plants, possibly the Common Reed Phragmites australis .
Threats
Not known.
Conservation
None required.
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.