| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | ARTHROPODA | INSECTA | LEPIDOPTERA | LYCAENIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Maculinea rebeli |
| Species Authority: | (Hirschke, 1904) |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable A1ac ver 2.3 | |||||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2000 | |||||||||
| Assessor/s | Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S. | |||||||||
| Evaluator/s: | Mace, G.M. & Hilton-Taylor, C. (Red List Programme Office) | |||||||||
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Justification: Has a very wide distribution but there has been a decrease in the distribution area of between 20-50% over the last 25 years, with local extinction in at least one country. This equates to a population reduction of at least 20% in ten years. |
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| Range Description: | Fairly widespread across Europe. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Andorra; Austria; Bulgaria; Croatia; Czech Republic; France; Germany; Hungary; Italy; Liechtenstein; Poland; Russian Federation; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Switzerland
Regionally extinct:
Belgium
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| Population: | Extinct in one country, decreasing in at least three countries, stable in four, increasing in one (Hungary) and unknown situation in the remainder. |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Found in very dry to moist, calcareous grasslands, particularly those with the presence of the foodplants Gentianella cruciata or Gentianella germanica. Occurs from sea-level up to alpine levels. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Conservation Actions: | Is the target of a specific monitoring programme in a number of countries. Legal protection for both the species and its habitats is also provided by a number of countries. |
| Citation: | Van Swaay, C.A.M. & Warren, M.S. 2000. Maculinea rebeli. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 November 2009. |
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