Common and widespread across the islands. The flight period is from May to August over moorland, machair, scrub and gardens. The larvae feed on herbaceous plants including bedstraws (Galium spp.).

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.