A frequently recorded species across the archipelago but mainly in the south. The flight period is July to September over moorland, machair and sand-dunes. The larvae feed are a wide range of herbaceous and cultivated plants.

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.