Common and widespread across the archipelago. The main flight period is July to August over machair, coast dunes and heathland. The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants including bedstraws (Galium spp.).

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.