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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 of South Africa (EOO 11 km<sup>2</sup>). It is plentiful where it occurs, and there are no current threats to its colonies. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern and is nationally classified as Rare (Restricted Range).

Distribution

Endemic to the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa, known only from the Compassberg near Nieu-Bethesda.

Population trend

Trend

Known from two locations, one on the north and the other on the south side of the mountain.

Threats

None presently evident.

Conservation

No conservation actions recommended apart from continuous monitoring.

References 

[@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}
}
,@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}
}
,@article{21749,
 author = {Heath, A. & Pringle, E.L.},
 journal = {Metamorphosis},
 pages = {90--151},
 title = {A review of the southern African genus <i>Thestor<i> Hübner (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Miletinae)},
 volume = {15},
 year = {2004}
}
,]
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