A recent addition to the Outer Hebrides moth list. This species may have benefitted from increased tree planting, especially of birches (Betula species), although it can also be found on alder (Alnus glutinosa). The four records since the first in 2015 have been in June and July.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.