Common and well recorded across the islands. On the wing from May to August over moorland, machair and sand-dunes. The larvae feed on woody plants such as heather (Calluna vulgaris), bog-myrtle (Myrica gale) and alder (Alnus glutinosa).

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.