Widely recorded across the archipelago. The fight period is from May to June. A broad range of herbaceous and shrubby food-plants are used including heather (Calluna vulgaris), common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and common knapweed (Centaurea nigra).

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.