# Categories Feature Improvement - "Insects"

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/categories-feature-improvement-insects/76297>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 3, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/categories-feature-improvement-insects/76297 "2026-03-03T00:56:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 3, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/categories-feature-improvement-insects/76297/5 "2026-03-03T13:07:42Z")

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There are a fair amount of posts about adding/altering iNat’s iconic taxa, including at least two feature requests that are open:

[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/make-crustaceans-and-myriapods-iconic-taxa/996](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/make-crustaceans-and-myriapods-iconic-taxa/996)

[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-additional-taxa-category-buttons-in-the-filter-menu-to-include-taxa-not-in-any-other-category/63293](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/add-additional-taxa-category-buttons-in-the-filter-menu-to-include-taxa-not-in-any-other-category/63293)

[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/need-for-more-filter-categories/74484](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/need-for-more-filter-categories/74484)

[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/question-about-categories/65024](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/question-about-categories/65024)

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