these groups of insects are very large of species, but not so typical ones are usually left ID-ied only to order or family

There’re lots of experts in both orders on iNat who id thousands of observations.

@edanko @zdanko @trinaroberts @matthewvosper and many, many more

The not-so-typical ones are generally the most interesting and actually get identified quicker! As far as flies go, most of the observations stuck in order are common species that we don’t prioritize. Family ID should not be scoffed at, as a lot of images aren’t detailed enough to go further (or, at…

Even within these orders there is a great deal of variation. In the flies Syrphidae may get ID’d quite quickly and often to species. Sarcophagidae will rarely get beyond family (but that does not mean there is no reason to post them). Records, especially with good pics, are valuable regardless of…

[image] mabuva2021: @edanko @zdanko @trinaroberts @matthewvosper and many, many more re: “many, many more” @borisb , @treegrow , jeanfrancoisroch , @nanofishology , @ianswift , etc… You can also check the leaderboards & from there check the profiles of the identifiers. Many people will say i…

You can also see the number of observations stuck at order as a motivation to help with identifying! ( This is exactly how I got started ) Even if you just begin with helping shift obs from order to suborder you soon start to learn how to place lower down the tree to family. Btw, one of yours is s…

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