# Missing species, cannot find curation menu

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/missing-species-cannot-find-curation-menu/31589>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [May 6, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/missing-species-cannot-find-curation-menu/31589 "2022-05-06T14:56:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Corvus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/corvus/32/26445_2.png) [@Corvus](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Corvus)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/missing-species-cannot-find-curation-menu/31589/1 "2022-05-06T14:56:36Z")

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I’m very new to iNaturalist and this forum, so please bear with me if I’ve missed something.

I’m trying to add a missing species to iNaturalist by following the instructions listed on the help page.

When I search the parent taxon on the iNaturalist website for the missing species, and click on its “about” page, I cannot find the mentioned curation menu or “Flag for curation” button that is supposed to be under the graphs.

Below are images of the instructions from the help page and the genus page. (The missing species is panaeolopsis nirimbii)

 ![20220507_010115](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/e/c/ec64f1544c67bc7b0d78407c62012cc813118629.jpeg)  
 ![20220507_010059](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/3X/7/d/7d483d2a889c62cc991c1976d364d8794ad8d7f6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/missing-species-cannot-find-curation-menu/31589/2 "2022-05-06T15:06:44Z")

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You need to be logged in – that way iNat knows who to put as the author of the flag.

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**Author:** ![Corvus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/corvus/32/26445_2.png) [@Corvus](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Corvus)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/missing-species-cannot-find-curation-menu/31589/3 "2022-05-06T15:16:19Z")

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Ah, thank you. That resolved the issue

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**Author:** ![zdanko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/zdanko/32/20125_2.png) [@zdanko](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/zdanko)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/missing-species-cannot-find-curation-menu/31589/4 "2022-05-06T15:54:59Z")

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Also, remember that the “Search External Name Providers” tool is restricted until after the CNC is over: [https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/64449](https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/64449)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/missing-species-cannot-find-curation-menu/31589/5 "2022-07-05T15:55:39Z")

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