A common species that can be found in a broad range of habitats. The flight period is May to October where it can often be seen by day nectaring on umbelliferous plants. The larval food-plants are grasses, especially tufted hair grass (Deschampsia cespitosa).

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.