First recorded in 2011 with just two subsequent records. This brightly coloured moth flies in sunny weather over heathland or moorland in June and July. The larval food-plants include several herbaceous species such as sheep's sorrel (Rumex acetosella), devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) and plantains (Plantago spp.) as well as heathers (Calluna and Erica 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.