Broad-bordered Acraea vs Onion Earthball

Acraea anemosa compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Broad-bordered Acraea is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bordered Acraea	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Acraea	Scleroderma
Species	Acraea anemosa	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bordered Acraea	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Broad-bordered Acraea

The Broad-bordered Acraea (Acraea anemosa) is a species in the genus Acraea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.