A common species of moorland and heathland flying by day in warm sunshine in June and July. The larvae feed on heather (Calluna vulgaris) and bell heather (Erica cinerea).

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.