Uncommon in Britain and Ireland.
Summary: found mainly on branches of deciduous and coniferous/evergreen trees and bushes (no records from trunks).
Associations:
- Deciduous branches: apple, ash, beech, birch, blackthorn, elder, hawthorn, hazel, oak and sallow.
- Conifer/evergreen branches: holly, larch and pine.
- Other microhabitats: swept beneath birches in marshy woodland.
Sampling techniques: beating branches and sweep netting.