Broad-bordered Acraea vs Slippery Jack

Acraea anemosa compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad-bordered Acraea Slippery Jack
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) Suillaceae
Genus Acraea Suillus
Species Acraea anemosa Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Broad-bordered Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad-bordered Acraea Slippery Jack
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bordered Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Slippery Jack

No description available.

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