The Black-spotted Leafroller has a wingspan of approximately 1 inch (22 mm.). The gray forewing is reddish-brown in the basal and inner median areas. Fragmented, jagged lines create a spotted appearance. The hindwing is plain gray with darker gray veining. The caterpillar is pale green with darker green lines. There is gold coloration on the sides of the thorax. The head is shiny black.
The Black-spotted Leafroller has been photographed at Fontenelle Forest Nature Center in late August 2015 and again in early June 2018. It is considered to be common in its range in the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada, and is probably common in this area wherever the host plant is found. Adults fly May to September.
The larvae eat the leaves of Black Locust.
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