Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
A rare range restricted endemic (EOO and AOO < 24 km<sup>2</sup>) occurring only in a single forest. It is assessed as Least Concern as no specific threats are currently known. Nationally it is classified as Rare (Restricted Range).
Distribution
Endemic to Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, where it only occurs in the forest of one mountain Mariepskop.
Although data indicates 5 subpopulations this is probably a surveying artifact as the species in all likelihood occurs throughout the EOO and constitutes one subpopulation.
Threats
This species occurs in a small area that is either inaccessible or conserved. There are currently no recorded threats.
Conservation
A large part of the area is currently conserved and most of the other areas are inaccessible.
[@book{772,
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}
}
,@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}
}
,]
