We appear to have a wonderful abundance to members to ID birds and wildflowers (from what I see). But when it comes to members identifying some insects, and moths, we seem to be low in numbers. Not at all a complaint. Just wishing more would join to fill out the ranks.

Is there any existing space/wiki for gathering identification resources? I have a lot for UK arthropods - be happy to share, and be good to hear of other European resources…

This brings up the question I have had rolling around in my head for a while… I am new to moths and love photographing them and identifying my observations with my field guide. What is that threshhold where it becomes helpful for me to make identifications for observations in my area with my field g…

I think you can point people in a right directions, even if you are not sure, identifying to the family helps the new people immensely.

OK, I can certainly help with that. I am in Louisiana which is not a very high population state, so 90% of the moths in need of identification are observed by a few people who regularly run moth sheets and have taken the time to ID the moths. Should I try to validate their IDs and “agree,” or is tha…

if you can’t make an identification, don’t make an identification, especially if it’s at species-level. this site has enough bad data.

Without knowing enough about moths to actually identify them, I’ve recently been going through the coarse “Lepidoptera” level and annotating as adult vs larva (vs sometimes pupa). So if others have better (even just to family) expertise on caterpillars vs adults, they could id more quickly by using …

I’m working in SE Asia and we have a big issue of having tons of butterfly and moth observations (as well as other insects of all types), the majority of which never get an ID other than what we make a stab at. One of the issues is that most of the users of iNat tend to be in places like North Amer…

Let me start by saying I love iNaturalist. However, except for a few well-known groups, such as butterflies (in many areas), insect identification beyond genus level, or even family level, can be very difficult. Some groups are incredibly diverse, and telling even subfamilies apart is a challenge wi…

insect identification beyond genus level, or even family level, can be very difficult Don’t even get me started on longhorn beetles.

Needed: more people to help ID moths and other insects

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My rule of thumbs is, that I need to be able to explain why this is the family or species and need to be abIe to defend that position if questioned.

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Needed: more people to help ID moths and other insects

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