Habitat and Substrate: Open to shaded areas, on trees (bark, branches, and canopy branches).

Rhode Island Status: Common.

Pollution Tolerance: Tolerant.

Collection Site(s): Crandall Swamp, Westerly (#4858); Schoolhouse Pond/Deep Pond, Charlestown (#4885); Grass Pond, Richmond (#4925); Carolina Wildlife Management Area, Richmond (#4940); Great Swamp Area, South Kingstown (#4954); Tuckerman Park, South Kingstown (#4972); Matunuck Hills Area, South Kingstown (#4995); Queen River, Exeter (#5027); Ell Pond, Hopkinton (#5048); Headwaters of Wood River, West Greenwich (#5146); First Baptist Church at Cross Mills, Charlestown (#5280); Blue Pond, Hopkinton (#5337); Nicholas Farm, Coventry (#5361); Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown (#5385); Fogland Marsh, Tiverton (#5394); Frenchtown Park, East Greenwich (#5434); Kimball Wildlife Sanctuary, Charlestown (#5574); Oakland Farms, Portsmouth (#5603).

Notes: Previously reported in Rhode Island by Bennett (1888), Hebert (Flenniken 1968a), and Flenniken (1968b).