Sufetula sacchari

Sufetula sacchari
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Sufetula
Species:	S. sacchari
Binomial name
	Sufetula sacchari; (Seín, 1930)
Synonyms
	Perforadix sacchari Seín, 1930;

Sufetula sacchari is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francisco Seín Jr. in 1930. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1]

There are multiple generations per year.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on the roots of sugarcane, both above and below ground. Young larvae make holes in the tender roots or may tunnel in the cortex of mature roots. Older larvae feed by tunneling in the tips of the tender roots, but live in the soil cavities. They appear to migrate from one plant to another. Pupation takes place below the ground.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
Seín, Francisco Jr. (August 1930). "The Sugar Cane Root Caterpillar and Other New Root Pests in Puerto Rico (Perforadix sacchari, New Genus and Species)". Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Puerto Rico. 4(3): 167-191. Archived from the original February 26, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

[2] Seín, Francisco Jr. (August 1930). "The Sugar Cane Root Caterpillar and Other New Root Pests in Puerto Rico (Perforadix sacchari, New Genus and Species)". Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Puerto Rico. 4(3): 167-191. Archived from the original February 26, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2018.