Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
This species was recorded for the first time in South Africa in 2015, and its conservation status has not been assessed before. It is widespread in southern Africa (EOO >200 000 km<sup>2</sup>). The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern.
Distribution
This taxon has been recorded from the Limpopo Province in South Africa, but is more widely distributed further north in Africa, at least as far as Angola and Tanzania.
There is a fair amount of wood-harvesting taking place in the areas surrounding Gundani and the Mphaphuli Cycad Reserve, but Mphaphuli is protected as a reserve and Gundani is considered a sacred forest, so wood-harvesting should not pose a threat to the two locations in these areas. Further north in Africa <i>Brachystegia</i> woodland is heavily affected by charcoal production, but it is a widely distributed vegetation type and the survival of the butterfly species is not under threat.
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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)},
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journal = {South African National Biodiversity Institute},
pages = {0},
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volume = {0},
year = {2012}
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author = {Coetzer, A.J.},
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pages = {58--59},
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volume = {25},
year = {2014}
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