A frequently recorded species across the archipelago. A distinctive species, sitting with wings creased and held horizontally when fully at rest. On the wing from May to July over moorland, scrub and gardens. The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants but particularly like bracken (Pterideum aquilinum).

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.