Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
An endemic taxon from the Northern Cape Province, South Africa (EOO 1 952 km<sup>2</sup>). There are no current threats. It is rarely encountered because it is localized within its range and only a few are ever seen at one time. It is only found at high altitudes where its host plant occurs. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern and is nationally classified as Rare (Habitat Specialist and Low Density).
Distribution
Endemic to the Northern Cape Province in South Africa, in the high mountains near Sutherland in the south and the Hantamsberg near Calvinia in the north.
This taxon has three areas where it is concentrated (Hantamsberge, Roggeveld Escarpment and the Sutherland area). Each area is separated from the others and there are therefore three locations.
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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)},
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}
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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}
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address = {Cape Town, South Africa},
author = {Woodhall, S.E.},
publisher = {Struik},
title = {Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa.},
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