All records to date are from the southern islands where it is reasonably common. Habitat requirements are moorland and boggy areas. Flight times are from July to September. Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and other moorland sub-shrubs are the larval foodplant.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.