Aloeides monticola

Assessor: Dave Edge

Sensitive in 2010
No
Family
Lycaenidae
Exploitation extent
None - this species and its close relatives are not exploited, collected, traded or utilized in a targeted manner.
Population vulnerability
Population is vulnerable: size is <= 2500 mature individuals OR the number of known subpopulations is <= 5 OR range is <= 100km2 OR species at risk of localised extinctions
Justification and references

This species is a Rare - Restricted Range endemic from the Western Cape Province. 

Pringle, E.L. 1994. Four new Lycaenidae from the Cape Province, South Africa. Metamorphosis 5(3): 107-114.

http://www.metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/514/Metamorphosis%20Vol.%205(3)%20pages%2089-142%20Sept%201994.pdf

Mecenero, S., Ball, J.B., Edge, D.A., Hamer, M.L., Henning, G.A., Krüger, M., Pringle, E.L., Terblanche, R.F., and Williams, M.C. (eds). 2013. Conservation assessment of butterflies of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland: Red list and atlas. Saftronics (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg and Animal Demography Unit, Cape Town. page 361.

Regeneration potential
This species has a slow population growth rate, or the growth rate varies depending on habitat, and there is a poor chance the wild populations will recover from exploitation OR a collector might feasibly harvest the entire extant population removing the chance of subsequent recruitment.