Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
A wide ranging taxon in southern Africa (EOO 250 000 km<sup>2</sup>). The taxon was previously listed as Least Concern – Rare, because it occurs in low densities. This is only the case for South Africa, as reports from collectors in Zimbabwe indicate that it is abundant there. In South Africa several specimens have been recorded in a day (J. Dobson, pers. comm.) and this taxon does not currently require conservation actions to protect it. It is thus assessed here as Least Concern.
Distribution
Found in the Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West Province in South Africa, from Pietermaritzburg in the south, northwards into the north-eastern parts of South Africa. Also found in southern Africa, in Swaziland, Botswana to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Due to the large and diverse range of habitats in which the taxon occurs, there are no threats that will have a notable impact on the population size or the distribution range of this species.
[@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}
}
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