Acleris zimmermani

Acleris zimmermani is a moth of the family Tortricidae described by John Frederick Gates Clarke in 1978. It is native to Mexico, but was introduced to the Hawaiian islands of Kauai, Maui and Hawaii for the control of blackberry.

Acleris zimmermani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. zimmermani
Binomial name
Acleris zimmermani
(Clarke in Zimmerman, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Croesia zimmermani Clarke in Zimmerman, 1978

The wingspan is 11–14 mm.

The larvae feed on Rubus species.

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.


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