Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
An endemic species from the Western Cape Province, South Africa (EOO 810 km<sup>2</sup>). Considered to be a rare habitat specialist because the larval host plant, and probably also the associated ant, are restricted to high altitude, south-facing, rocky areas on a specific mountain. There are no known threats. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern and is nationally classified as Rare (Habitat Specialist).
Distribution
Endemic to the Western Cape Province in South Africa, restricted to the southern slopes of the Kammanassie mountains near Uniondale and the Aasvöelsberg near Willowmore.
[@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}
}
,@article{890,
author = {Mucina, L. & Rutherford, M.C. (eds)},
journal = {Strelitzia},
pages = {0},
title = {The Vegetation of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland.},
volume = {19},
year = {2006}
}
,@article{11543,
author = {Edge, D.A. & Williams, M.C.},
journal = {Metamorphosis},
pages = {106--109},
title = {Observations on the life history of <i>Lepidochrysops balli</i> Dickson (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).},
volume = {16},
year = {2005}
}
,@article{11543,
author = {Anonymous},
journal = {Metamorphosis},
pages = {45},
title = {Addendum and corrigendum for two papers previously published in <i>Metamorphosis</i>.},
volume = {18},
year = {2007}
}
,]
