It is the name of a pest that attacks potato and tomato crops. It is scientifically known as Ptorimaea operculella, which is a moth of the Gelechiidae genre. It also tends to attack tobacco and other crops usually of plants of the family Solanaceae. Consume the mesophyll of leaves (part containing chlorophyll). It can also attack the Café and garden plants. In Mexico, the beef tenderloin.
