Rare, with just six records from South Uist and Benbecula. Probably under-recorded as the habitat and food-plants are common. The adults occur from May to September over coastal grassland, including machair, and scrub. The larval food-plants are St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) and bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).

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