First recorded on South Uist in 2016 with just one subsequent record. It is very much on the north-western edge of its range. This species is more common in south-east England where it is found in established woodland. On the wing from July to August. The larval food-plants are lichens and algae on various substrates.

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.