There is some color shading on the maps of observations for each taxon. The colors seem not to correspond with observations or the real distribution of the taxon (example here: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121383-Zootermopsis-angusticollis ). Moreover, the colors change and disappear during zoomi…

https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/colors-coding-on-maps/13795

Thanks! That solves it. EDIT: I guess zooming color change is bug?

Different zoom levels use different checklists. If you’re far out, they are country-level checklists, a little closer and they’re state-level, and even closer they become county-level. In your example, Mexico disappears because it has a country-level listing, but no individual state-level listings…

Maps of distribution: what the colors mean?

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Maps of distribution: what the colors mean?

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