First found in 2010 with eight subsequent records, all from South Uist. The flight period is May to July over open damp moorland and heath. The larvae feed on a variety of grasses and sedges.

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.