Widespread and common across the archipelago. Found in a wide range of damp habitats from May to July. A wide range of herbaceous food-plants are used by the larvae.

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.