A north-west distribution in Scotland; rare in the Outer Hebrides with just three recent records from South Uist. The main flight period is May to July in broadleaved woodland. The larval food-plant is 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.