This small, brightly coloured moth is a migrant and has been recorded on just seven occasions in the Outer Hebrides, all from September and October. Larvae have been recorded feeding upon knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare), though the species is unlikely to breed here.

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.