Archips rileyanus

Archips rileyanus, the southern ugly-nest caterpillar moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.^[2]

Archips rileyanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Archips
Species:	A. rileyanus
Binomial name
Archips rileyanus (Grote, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
Tortrix rileyana Grote, 1868 Archips rileyana Cacoecia fervidana Walker, 1863

The wingspan is 19–26 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in March and from May to July.

The larvae feed on Aesculus (including Aesculus californica and Aesculus pavia), Carya, Cornus, Juglans, Prunus, Symphoricarpos and Vernonia species.^[3]