just to put things in perspective, i captured the latest numbers from https://jumear.github.io/stirfry/iNat_obs_counts_by_iconic_taxa :
iNaturalist Observation Counts by Iconic Taxa
| Iconic Taxon | Verifiable | R Grade | % RG of V | Needs ID | % NID of V | All | Diff All-V | % V of All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammals |  |
2,763,500 | 2,359,788 | 85.4 | 403,712 | 14.6 | 3,365,253 | 601,753 | 82.1 |
| Birds |  |
17,994,124 | 16,978,234 | 94.4 | 1,015,890 | 5.6 | 19,865,973 | 1,871,849 | 90.6 |
| Reptiles |  |
2,832,008 | 2,591,365 | 91.5 | 240,643 | 8.5 | 3,025,201 | 193,193 | 93.6 |
| Amphibians |  |
1,742,668 | 1,439,280 | 82.6 | 303,388 | 17.4 | 1,840,701 | 98,033 | 94.7 |
| Ray-Finned Fish |  |
1,296,571 | 1,031,985 | 79.6 | 264,586 | 20.4 | 1,422,830 | 126,259 | 91.1 |
| Mollusks |  |
1,928,532 | 1,172,615 | 60.8 | 755,917 | 39.2 | 1,989,243 | 60,711 | 96.9 |
| Insects |  |
33,032,401 | 18,626,508 | 56.4 | 14,405,893 | 43.6 | 34,027,125 | 994,724 | 97.1 |
| Arachnids |  |
3,656,928 | 1,473,104 | 40.3 | 2,183,824 | 59.7 | 3,770,093 | 113,165 | 97.0 |
| Other Animals |  |
2,359,888 | 1,148,438 | 48.7 | 1,211,450 | 51.3 | 2,471,129 | 111,241 | 95.5 |
| Plants |  |
51,740,254 | 31,118,016 | 60.1 | 20,622,238 | 39.9 | 60,037,198 | 8,296,944 | 86.2 |
| Fungi |  |
7,993,103 | 2,300,817 | 28.8 | 5,692,286 | 71.2 | 8,197,770 | 204,667 | 97.5 |
| Chromista | 170,933 | 82,154 | 48.1 | 88,779 | 51.9 | 176,245 | 5,312 | 97.0 | |
| Protozoa | 195,171 | 52,536 | 26.9 | 142,635 | 73.1 | 199,413 | 4,242 | 97.9 | |
| Unknown | 326,451 | 15,678 | 4.8 | 310,773 | 95.2 | 3,545,641 | 3,219,190 | 9.2 | |
| All |  |
128,032,532 | 80,390,518 | 62.8 | 47,642,014 | 37.2 | 143,933,815 | 15,901,283 | 89.0 |
comparing this to the last snapshot i took in October 2021, it looks like the ratio of research grade observations vs verifiable is improved across the board (yay! 
), although that might be a reflection of a spring (in the northern hemisphere) snapshot vs a fall snapshot: