 It has been found in several places in Cornwall, South Molton North Devon, Bradninch (Mid Devon), Jersey, Plymouth, Bristol, North Somerset, Swindon, Gloucester, Ashford, Folkestone, Deal, Dover, Hayes, Southampton, Salisbury, Whitstable, Canterbury, South East London, Vinters Park, Maidstone, Portsmouth, Exeter, Sittingbourne, Isle of Sheppey, Essex, Faversham, Sheffield, Bridgwater and Newport, where it prefers south-facing walls.Specimens have been found in Exeter Cathedral as far back as 1890.It has also been found in Argentina, Australia and several Atlantic islands, where it was probably also introduced.