The Oak Leafroller moth has a total length of 7.5 – 9.5 mm for the male and 9 – 11.5 mm for the female. The forewing is cream-colored with golden-brown speckling and brown lines creating a net-like pattern. The Antemedian and postmedian lines are brown and oblique. A longitudinal line near the middle of the postmedian line joins the subterminal line to form a hollow circle in the subterminal area. The hindwing is white with yellow shading in the lower half.
The Oak Leafroller has been seen at Fontenelle Forest and Neale Woods during black lighting in June of 2017 and again in Fontenelle Forest in early June 2018. They are considered to be common in Eastern North America and ranges from southern Canada to Florida. Adults are nocturnal and are attracted to lights.
The larvae feed on the leaves of oak, witch-hazel, apple, buckthorn, sumac and blackberry.
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