First recorded in 2010 with a few subsequent records, the majority from one site on South Uist, with two from Lewis. The flight period is May to June in broadleaved woodland. The larvae feed on trees and shrubs including blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and fruit trees.

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.