Widely recorded where the preferred habitat exists. On the wing from May to September in woodland and scrub. The larvae feed on downy birch (Betula pubescens) and other trees and shrubs.

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.