Invasive species - Purcell's Hunter Slug that looks like a pupa

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My 8yo daughter recently spotted what she thought was a pupa on a leaf near a lake. Her Seek app said it was a slug but since she couldn’t see any antennae or mouth, she called me for confirmation. It turned out be a Purcell’s Hunter Slug (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91816711), an #endangered species from Africa. Thanks to @anubhav-agarwal and @csbandi for the ID.

However, it also appears to be an #invasive species in India. Is there a special way in iNaturalist to report observations of invasive species?

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There’s no special protocol on iNat about posting invasive species, just keep doing that and your data in the future can be used to track those down or study them, etc.

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If it is - invasive in India - you can flag the taxon for curation.

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