Uncommon in Ireland, rare in Britain
The National Biodiversity Network records are shown on the map below.
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The following datasets are included:
- National Trust - Wicken Fen nature reserve species data held by The National Trust
- National Barkfly Recording Scheme - Outdoor Psocoptera (barkfly) records for Britain & Ireland, 1850 to present.
Summary: has most frequently been found on inorganic substrates (house walls and rock) though also seen on trees/shrubs.
Associations:
- Deciduous branches: apple.
- Conifer/evergreen branches: Chinese juniper (next to a wall).
- Other microhabitats: house walls, lichen-covered rock especially in limestone areas and wooden fence.
Sampling techniques: hand searching and beating branches.
