Rationale
(Changed due to Same category and criteria)
This is a range-restricted endemic from the Northern Cape Province in South Africa (EOO 1 km<sup>2</sup>). The taxon is restricted to the higher parts of the Kamiesberg mountains and only known from a single subpopulation. It occurs only at high altitudes where its host plant is found. More locations or subpopulations should exist, but the area they occur in is remote and difficult to access. Although grazing is a threat it is not a significant threat at high altitudes. The taxon thus qualifies globally under the IUCN criteria as Least Concern and is nationally classified as Rare (Restricted Range and Habitat Specialist).
Distribution
Endemic to the Northern Cape Province in South Africa, on the Kamiesberg mountain range near Kamieskroon.
There is a slight potential threat from livestock overgrazing because it is close to the town Leliefontein, but the butterfly occurs at high altitudes, thus grazing is not having a significant impact.
Conservation
No conservation actions required at present as the species occurs in a remote area.
[@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}
}
,]
