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Assessors: Jeremy Dobson Harald Selb
Facilitators: Mark Williams
Reviewers: Silvia Kirkman Domitilla Raimondo Rolf Oberprieler

Rationale (Changed due to Same category and criteria)

An endemic from the Northern Cape Province, South Africa (EOO 4 421 km<sup>2</sup>). Although widespread, the taxon is rare and localized as a result of its specific habitat requirements and it occurs in scattered colonies, generally in low numbers. It faces no significant threats at present. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern and is nationally classified as Rare (Habitat Specialist).

Distribution

Endemic to the Northern Cape Province in South Africa, found from Nuwerus at the north-east extent of its range to Kompromise in the south-east.

Population trend

Trend

Four subpopulations have been identified for this taxon, near the towns Nuwerus, Nieuwoudville, Calvinia (south) and Kompromise. These four subpopulations are at least 50 km from each other and have no apparent genetic links. The largest location (Nieuwoudville) is centred on the Hantam National Botanical Garden and accommodates several colonies.

Threats

This taxon lost habitat on the Bokkeveld escarpment to wheat cultivation in the past but transformation of this habitat is no longer transformation of this habitat taking place. There are no immediate threats to this taxon. The subpopulation from which the species was originally described is protected in the Hantam National Botanical Garden.

Conservation

No conservation actions recommended.

References 

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 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}
}
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 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}
}
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 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}
}
,@book{893,
 author = {Williams, M.C.},
 publisher = {CD-ROM. Available from the author at mark.williams[at]up.ac.za.},
 title = {Butterflies and skippers of the Afrotropical Region.},
 year = {2016}
}
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