Common across the islands where the food-plants grow. On the wing from July to August in damp woodland and other boggy habitats. The larvae feed on willows (Salix spp.) and aspen (Populus tremula).

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.