A coastal species with a few recorded from South Uist and Eriskay. The irregular status of this species is surprising as its food-plants thrift (Armeria maritima) and bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) are widely available. Active from July to August.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.