This is one of the larger and well-marked examples of the family. The larval food-plants are heathers (Calluna or Erica). The first record comprises two netted on South Uist in mid-June 2011 with two subsequent records, but undoubtedly under-recorded.

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