Just nine records from South Uist where it was first found in 2010. A species of woodland, gardens and hedgerows where it flies during June and July. Caterpillars feed upon a wide range of woody and herbaceous plants including willows (Salix spp.) and willowherbs (Epilobium 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.