This strange thing just got pointed out by @latraviata (see link below). There is a moth called the “unknown wainscot” and for some reason, it shows up as at the level “life” not in its proper place. [image] Platform Website Browser, Chrome URLs (aka web addresses) of any relevant observations …

there’s no bug here. [image] Ichneumon: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?reviewed=true&taxon_id=48460&place_id=43&q=unknown the moth isn’t showing up as Unknown. your query is getting all life (taxon_id=48460) and things that have “unknown” in their names (q=unknown). this w…

Common name with "unknown" goes to state of matter: life

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What's with this not-Unknown creature showing up in the Unknown search? Bug Reports	4	1493	June 12, 2019
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Common name with "unknown" goes to state of matter: life

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