A couple of things that have not already been mentioned: the beetle taxonomist does not need to make observations to confirm an ID. I’ve run into a few folks who have no observations but lots of ID’s. Secondly, consider adding your identification criteria to either your journal or create a Wiki. That way other iNat users (especially ones in your area) can access the information. The journal route is a little tricky, but the Wiki less so. Here is my Wiki for a few Noctuid species as an example - https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/wiki-common-north-american-noctuid-moth-identification/10831
All of these moths are already identified, so you would have to include more information for new species, but it would contribute to the overall knowledge base.
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