A species that has increased markedly in recent years and is well represented in the Outer Hebrides. On the wing from July to October over boggy heath and damp woodland. Surprisingly, the larval food-plants are still unknown.

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.