Riverbank Grape

Vitis riparia

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Photographs are not available yet.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

73CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Vitis

Abagrotis anchocelioidesBlueberry Budworm Moth
Abagrotis magnicupidaOne-Dotted Dart
Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Achatia distinctaDistinct Quaker
Acoloithus falsariusClemens' False Skeletonizer Moth
Acronicta oblinitaSmeared Dagger
Agnorisma badinodisPale-Banded Dart
Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Agrotis vetustaOld Man Dart
Alypia octomaculataEight-Spot Forester, 8-Spot Forester

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Amphion floridensisNessus Sphinx
Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
Antheraea polyphemusPolyphemus Moth
Apantesis argeArge Tiger Moth
Archips argyrospilaFruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Argyrotaenia velutinanaRed-Banded Leafroller Moth, Jack Pine Tube Moth
Cenopis directanaChokecherry Leafroller Moth
Cenopis reticulatanaReticulated Fruitworm Moth
Cerastis tenebriferaReddish Speckled Dart
Darapsa myronVirginia Creeper Sphinx
Deidamia inscriptumLettered Sphinx
Desmia funeralisGrape Leaffolder Moth
Dyspteris abortivariaThe Bad-Wing, Badwing
Enyo lugubrisMournful Sphinx
Episimus argutanaSumac Leaftier
Estigmene acreaSalt Marsh Moth, Acrea Moth
Euclidia cuspideaToothed Somberwing
Eudryas grataBeautiful Wood-Nymph
Eudryas unioPearly Wood-Nymph
Eulithis diversilineataLesser Grapevine Looper Moth
Eulithis gracilineataGreater Grapevine Looper
Eumorpha achemonAchemon Sphinx
Eumorpha intermediaIntermediate Sphinx
Eumorpha pandorusPandorus Sphinx, Pandora Sphinx
Eupithecia miserulataCommon Eupithacia, Common Pug
Euxoa messoriaReaper Dart, Darksided Cutworm, Dark-Sided Cutworm
Euxoa tessellataTessellate Dart, Striped Cutworm
Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
Geina periscelidactylaGrape Plume Moth
Halysidota tessellarisBanded Tussock Moth, Pale Tiger Moth
Harrisina americanaGrapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Hyles lineataWhite-Lined Sphinx
Hyphantria cuneaFall Webworm
Lacinipolia meditataThe Thinker
Lacinipolia renigeraBristly Ground Cat, Bristly Cutworm Moth, Kidney Spotted "Mamestra"
Lyonetia prunifoliellaStriped Bent-wing
Paonias myopsSmall-Eyed Sphinx
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Papilio glaucusEastern Tiger Swallowtail
Paralobesia viteanaAmerican Vine Moth, Grape Berry Moth
Paranthrene tabaniformisDusky Clearwing
Phyllocnistis vitifoliellaGrape Serpentine Leafminer
Phyllodesma americanaLappet Moth, American Lappet Moth, Southern Lappet Moth
Platynota idaeusalisTufted Apple-Bud Moth
Psychomorpha epimenisGrapevine Epimenis
Pyrrharctia isabellaIsabella Tiger Moth, Banded Woolybear
Spaelotis clandestinaClandestine Dart, W-Marked Cutworm
Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
Sphecodina abbottiiAbbott's Sphinx
Spilosoma virginicaVirginian Tiger Moth, Yellow Woolybear Moth, Yellow Bear
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
Vitacea polistiformisGrape Root Borer Moth
Vitacea scepsiformisVirginia Creeper Clearwing, Lesser Grape Root Borer
Xestia c-nigrumSpotted Cut-Worm, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Lesser Black-letter Dart
Xestia smithiiSmith's Dart
Antispila isabella
Aspilanta oinophylla
Aspilanta viticordifoliella
Phyllocnistis ampelopsiella
Phyllocnistis vitegenella

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

10BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Vitis

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

33BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Vitis

Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
Turdus migratoriusAmerican Robin
Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
Aix sponsaWood Duck
Aphelocoma californicaCalifornia Scrub-Jay
Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Cardinalis cardinalisNorthern Cardinal
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus minimus/bicknelliGray-cheeked/Bicknell's Thrush

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Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Corvus brachyrhynchosAmerican Crow
Cyanocitta stelleriSteller's Jay
Dryobates pubescensDowny Woodpecker
Empidonax flaviventrisYellow-bellied Flycatcher
Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
Melanerpes carolinusRed-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalusRed-headed Woodpecker
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Molothrus aterBrown-headed Cowbird
Patagioenas fasciataBand-tailed Pigeon
Pipilo maculatusSpotted Towhee
Sialia currucoidesMountain Bluebird
Sialia mexicanaWestern Bluebird
Sitta carolinensisWhite-breasted Nuthatch
Sturnus vulgarisEuropean Starling
Tyrannus tyrannusEastern Kingbird
Vireo flavifronsYellow-throated Vireo
Vireo gilvusWarbling Vireo
Vireo olivaceusRed-eyed Vireo
Vireo solitariusBlue-headed Vireo
Zenaida asiaticaWhite-winged Dove
Zonotrichia atricapillaGolden-crowned Sparrow

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Vitaceae
Hardiness: Zones 3a–9b
Soil pH: Acidic to alkaline
Flower color: Yellow or green
Growth rate: Moderate
Growth habit: Several stems
Foliage color: Green
Fruit begins: Summer
Fruit ends: Fall

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Late spring” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Flower color · “Yellow or green” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Foliage color · “Green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit begins · “Summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Fruit ends · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth habit · “Several stems” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Growth rate · “Moderate” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Hardiness · “Zones 3a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “About 45 feet” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Acidic to alkaline” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Frost Grape; Riverbank Grape; Riverside Grape

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	S5
Global rank	G5
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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