Leopard Earthball
Scleroderma areolatum · Family Sclerodermataceae · Updated October 2026
612US records
32states
Augbusiest month
612 US records since 1875 (164 in the last 10 years)
Last seen Aug 24, 2026 (about 2 months ago) near Vermilion, Erie County, OH, photographed by an iNaturalist user, with the ID agreed on by other iNaturalist users (research grade). Most US records come from New Jersey, Wisconsin and Illinois, and the busiest months are Aug, Sep and Jul. (Data as of October 26, 2026; records can lag by weeks.)
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When it's recorded
Records by month, all years. Busiest: Aug, Sep, Jul.
Where it's recorded
Top counties
- Cook County, IL (40) · latest Aug 15, 2023
- Sussex County, NJ (36) · latest Sep 28, 2019
- Ocean County, NJ (29) · latest Oct 26, 2019
- Waukesha County, WI (23) · latest Jul 17, 2007
- Mercer County, NJ (23) · latest May 4, 2019
- Morris County, NJ (22) · latest Jul 20, 2019
- Porter County, IN (21) · latest Sep 3, 2009
- Burlington County, NJ (19) · latest Oct 6, 2018
- Hunterdon County, NJ (16) · latest Aug 25, 2019
- Washington County, WI (15) · latest Sep 7, 2007
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