Uncommon in Britain and Ireland
| Region |
Main date range |
Extreme dates |
| North |
All year |
All year |
| South |
All year* |
All year* |
* Assumed from phenology in north Britain and Ireland.
Summary: frequently associated with conifers (native and introduced) but occasionally found on deciduous trees.
Associations:
- Deciduous branches: beech, elder, hawthorn and oak.
- Deciduous trunks: beech and oak.
- Conifer/evergreen branches: cherry laurel, Chinese juniper, cypress family, Heber, ivy, noble fir, pine and yew.
- Other microhabitats: abandoned wasp nest, emerged from bracket fungus.
Sampling techniques: beating branches, brushing tree trunks and hand searching.
