Paectes nana (Walker)

Paectes nana is widespread from Florida through the Greater Antilles, except for Puerto Rico, and from Mexico to Costa Rica; in South America distributed from Venezuela, Colombia, and northern Ecuador (Fig. 50). It has been introduced to the Galapagos Islands (Roque-Álbelo and Landry 2011). Paectes nana is a native species from Florida that has been reared from Brazilian peppertree in several counties, including Hernando, Lee, Levy, Monroe, and St. Lucie. Larvae that were collected in September and October had a pupal stage from 9–18 days and larvae collected in January and February had a pupal stage from 11–15 days. Adults probably fly all year with recorded dates from January–March, June–July, September–October, and December. Dyar (1901) stated that larvae of Paectes nana (referred to as Paectes burserae) are common on gumbo-limbo (Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg., Burseraceae). In Costa Rica Paectes nana collecting dates range from May through November and has been reared from Bursera simaruba and Bursera tomentosa (Jacq.) Triana & Planch.