A common species across Scotland and increasing in South Uist. The flight period is late May to August in broadleaved woodland and scrub. The larvae feed on birches (Betula spp.).

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.