Common name v Latin name for subspecies

That would definitely be a good improvement, although I believe it would just impact the page from which IDs are being made. Overall, I think one thing (of many, of course!) to think about is that users can choose in their settings how they want names to be displayed. If they’ve selected “Common Name,” and the options are:

  • Dione vanillae incarnata,
  • Gulf Fritillary ssp. incarnata, or
  • Dione vanillae incarnata, a subspecies of Gulf Fritillary

Then that second option, I think, best honors the user’s request.

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