A common species, variable both in colour and markings. Active from March to May in a range of habitat including woodland. A wide range of broadleaved trees and shrubs are used by the larvae including willows (Salix spp.), hazel (Corylus avellana) and hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna).

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.