A common species in the Outer Hebrides. On the wing from May to August over woodland edges, scrub and gardens. The larval food-plant is stinging nettles (Urtica dioica).

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.