Locally common in broadleaved woodland habitats from May to August. The larvae feed on heather (Calluna vulgaris), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), birches (Betula spp.), willows (Salix spp.) and several other shrubs.

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.