First recorded in the Outer Hebrides in 2014 but not trapped again until 2016. The adults appear in the autumn and overwinter before emerging in the spring. Associated with moorland in northern Britain but elsewhere with woodland and scrub. The larvae feed on a wide variety of 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.