Well distributed across the islands but not particularly common. The main flight period is from April to August in two generations. A wide range of habitats are frequented and an equally wide range of shrubby and herbaceous plants are used by the larvae.

References: 
Leverton, R. & Cubitt, M. (2024). The Larger Moths of Scotland.
Waring, P. & Townsend, M. (2018 third edition). Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland.