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Vulnerable (VU)
Assessors: Ernest Pringle
Facilitators: Mark Williams
Reviewers: Silvia Kirkman Domitilla Raimondo Rolf Oberprieler

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

This is a range-restricted endemic species from the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa (EOO 21 km<sup>2</sup>). There are four locations all under potential future threat from agricultural development and fire, which would severely impact the population. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Vulnerable under D.

Distribution

Endemic to the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa, confined to four adjacent farms in the Bedford and Adelaide districts.

Population trend

Trend

There is no information currently available.

Threats

As it is on private land, future crop cultivation and incorrect fire management are potential threats.

Conservation

All known subpopulations occur on the farms Many Waters, Damon’s Kloof and Huntly Glen, the last of which is currently conserved by the farmer, Ernest Pringle. Because of the restricted range of this taxon, the subpopulation sizes should be monitored carefully to prevent them from deteriorating.

References 

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 address = {Johannesburg &Cape Town},
 author = {Mecenero, S., Ball, J.B., Edge, D.A., Hamer, M.L., Henning, G.A., Krüger, M., Pringle, E.L., Terblanche, R.F. & Williams, M.C. (eds)},
 publisher = {Saftronics (pty) Ltd and  Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town},
 title = {Conservation assessment of butterflies of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland: Red List and Atlas.},
 year = {2013}
}
,@book{772,
 address = {Pretoria},
 author = {Henning, G.A., Terblanche, R.F. & Ball, J.B. (eds)},
 publisher = {South African National Biodiversity Institute},
 title = {South African Red Data Book: butterflies. SANBI Biodiversity Series},
 year = {2009}
}
,@article{772,
 author = {SANBI},
 journal = {South African National Biodiversity Institute},
 pages = {0},
 title = { Vegetation Map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland [vector geospatial dataset] 2012. Available from the Biodiversity GIS website.},
 volume = {0},
 year = {2012}
}
,@book{882,
 address = {Cape Town, South Africa},
 author = {Woodhall, S.E.},
 publisher = {Struik},
 title = {Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa.},
 year = {2005}
}
,@book{882,
 address = {Cape Town},
 author = {Pringle, E.L., Henning, G.A. & Ball, J.B. (eds)},
 publisher = {Struik-Winchester},
 title = {Pennington's Butterflies of southern Africa.},
 year = {1994}
}
,]
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