Not getting any IDs for my photos of insects and fungi

As has been noted by others on this forum, certain taxonomic groups are slow to reach Research Grade (that is, to get 2 agreeing IDs to species) because they are difficult groups of organisms to ID from photos and/or there are relatively few individuals on iNat with the knowledge to provide those IDs. Plants, many insects, and I suspect fungi fit those categories. Some won’t be identifiable to the species level.

As I mentioned elsewhere, post a photo-record of a bird and you can often have one or more concurring IDs in about 15 minutes. But don’t wait on your plant records.

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