I have noticed in my few years on iNaturalist that the observation maps of a given taxon frequently show a much wider geographic range than that described in the few published papers on that taxon. This clearly is not just my impression; I just scrolled through all three wikis: Published papers tha…

I find from time to time observations of species in the wrong continent, and some of them are RG… So yes, iNaturalist is very advanced, it even contains undescribed species, but its content must be carefully evaluated before publication.

Jason, I think I address your question to some degree in my 2021 paper on the identification of Petrophila moths. Check out both the introduction and discussion in this paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352224595_Identification_and_Distribution_of_the_Petrophila_fulicalis_Species_Gro…

Thank you. I will first try going down to the local university to see if I can access it from their library.

In the discussion section of that paper (p. 123), I make the following statement: “In some cases, the number of digital images may now approach or exceed the actual numbers of extant specimens in traditional collections. While there will always be biases in the distribution of observers, their move…

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