Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
A wide-ranging species from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique in southern Africa (EOO > 100 000 km<sup>2</sup>). The taxon is only known from one location in South Africa, but more research is likely to yield additional subpopulations. It is a marginal taxon, inhabiting a large portion of the north-eastern area of southern Africa but just penetrating into South Africa in the far north-eastern corner of Limpopo Province. It faces no known threats at present. Few records exist of the taxon, but this is probably due to it being often misidentified as <i>Dixeia doxo parva</i>. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern.
Distribution
Occurs in Limpopo Province in South Africa, also in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique. From the type locality at Hot Springs north of Mutare in Zimbabwe southwards to South Africa and northwards to the Luangwa Valley in Zambia, east of Mutare at Gogoi in Mozambique and to the north in Malawi.
The population size is indicated to be large by isolated records existing from a wide range. The taxon has been recorded in numbers at some localities in eastern Zimbabwe.
Threats
There are no significant threats throughout its range. However, at a local scale major fires exacerbated by volatile oils present in mopane trees and long recovery periods of mopane savannas from major fires, overgrazing, and drought can cause declines.
Conservation
No conservation measures required as this is a widespread, if seldom recorded, species.
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