Rare, just three records all from South Uist. The flight period is June to July over grassland, heathland, scrub and gardens. The larvae feed on a wide range of herbaceous plants including stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) and bedstraws (Galium 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.