[1] Newly hatched larvae are about 1 mm long and creamy white[2] or yellow-green[1] in appearance.

Paralobesia viteana is native to Eastern North America, with wild grape as ancestral host plant.

), both wild and cultivated variations, though documentation of P. viteana on other host plants, including sassafras and blackberry, exists.

[4] Adults of the various generations of P. viteana are on wing from roughly March to August, depending on the weather and location.

As the caterpillars reach maturity, they leave the cluster to pupate by cutting part of a leaf and wrapping it around themselves to create a cocoon.