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This is not a bug, this is how adding subspecies IDs (not species IDs) to observations sitting at higher taxa, e.g. family, works See https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/leading-subspecies-ids-should-change-the-obs-taxon-like-leading-ids-of-other-ranks/139 for a feature request to change this

Please, help me understand why it works this way? If it’s lower level than originally suggested upon submission, why doesn’t it change to reflect a narrowing down of the ID?

So, as a user with goal of identifying everything in my yard, do you still recommend that I leave it as is? Would agreeing (even without expertise to do so) attract the attention of experts needed to finalize the ID? Or confer other advantages, like addition to projects, etc? Pros & cons, please, of…

Species level ID not replacing higher level suggestions

Bug Reports

bouteloua May 10, 2021, 2:52pm 9

This is frustrating, but working as intended, so I’ll close this report. Please see the associated feature request to discuss changes to the way subspecies IDs work.

Topic		Replies	Views
Species ID not changing appropriately Bug Reports	7	1020	June 26, 2020
Have leading subspecies IDs update Observation Taxon below species, even when coarser IDs present Feature Requests	21	571	April 9, 2026
Leading subspecies IDs should change the obs taxon like leading IDs of other ranks Feature Requests issue-made , implemented	115	11431	February 24, 2023
ID straight to subspecies doesn't improve existing ID to family/subfamily or similar Bug Reports	6	649	February 16, 2021
Observation not reverting from subspecies ID to species ID General	16	552	November 23, 2022

Species level ID not replacing higher level suggestions

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