''Sufetula sacchari'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

in the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It was described by Francisco Seín Jr. in 1930. It is found in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

. There are multiple generations per year. Larvae have been recorded feeding on the roots of sugarcane, both above and below ground. Pupation takes place below the ground.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 fro

February 26, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

References

Moths described in 1930 Spilomelinae {{Spilomelinae-stub