The fruittree leafroller is a brown moth slightly larger than the codling moth. Thin light markings will appear in various patterns across the front wings. The larva is a slender worm, pale green in color. The head is black and a black spot will appear just behind the head. The redbanded leafroller overwinters as a pupa in debris on the ground.
Adults emerge in early spring and lay eggs in masses on undersides of larger limbs.
Egg hatch occurs at about bloom. Newly hatched larvae fold or roll leaves together with webbing and feed on foliage. There are two to four generations each year. The fruittree leafroller overwinters in the egg stage. Hatching will occur about the time buds begin to open.