# Species not included in iNat drop-down choices **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [April 19, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193 "2021-04-19T22:20:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carolblaney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/carolblaney/32/2060_2.png) [@carolblaney](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/carolblaney)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/1 "2021-04-19T22:20:20Z")
I submitted images from an iNat observation (a fly in the Bibionidae) to BugGuide, where an expert identified it to species (Bibio nigrifemoratus). When I tried to add this i.d. to the observation in iNat, I found that the species name is not included in the drop-down choices. How should I handle this? (I looked for this topic in General and didn’t see it–apologies if it appears somewhere else.) ---
**Author:** ![astra\_the\_dragon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/astra_the_dragon/32/37251_2.png) [@astra\_the\_dragon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/astra_the_dragon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/2 "2021-04-19T22:24:18Z")
The drop down list is not comprehensive. Start typing the name of the taxon and the name should appear – assuming it is already part of iNaturalost taxonomy. Can you add a screenshot so we can see what exactly.is happening? ---
**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/3 "2021-04-19T22:29:09Z")
The species is not currently in the iNat taxonomy. I’m not an insect taxonomist/curator, so I’m not sure what the correct authority for insects is and if it can be added or not. ---
**Author:** ![optilete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/optilete/32/1908_2.png) [@optilete](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/optilete)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/4 "2021-04-19T22:37:40Z")
[https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1235909-Bibio-nigrifemoratus](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1235909-Bibio-nigrifemoratus) [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74520393](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74520393) If you add all information in your post, other people do not need to search for it. As far as I know people can add taxa to iNaturalist themselves. ---
**Author:** ![astra\_the\_dragon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/astra_the_dragon/32/37251_2.png) [@astra\_the\_dragon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/astra_the_dragon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/5 "2021-04-19T22:38:05Z")
> [@cthawley](#): > > correct authority for insects [https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/curator+guide#authorities](https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/curator+guide#authorities) ---
**Author:** ![astra\_the\_dragon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/astra_the_dragon/32/37251_2.png) [@astra\_the\_dragon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/astra_the_dragon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/6 "2021-04-19T22:39:15Z")
When a taxon does not exist on iNaturalist, please flag the parent taxon for curation and specify what needs to be added. It is a great help if you can include your sources. ![flagforcur](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/2/27908599e471bb553bbb7d6e87b0be909bab4be3.png) ---
**Author:** ![carolblaney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/carolblaney/32/2060_2.png) [@carolblaney](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/carolblaney)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2021, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/7 "2021-04-19T22:45:52Z")
Thank you all for your help! @optilete, I see that you were able to add the species i.d. to this observation. Great! I was unable to add it–not sure why. Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/8 "2021-04-20T00:12:27Z")
Looks like the species was just added at some point today (I only know how to see date, not time added), so that explains why it wasn’t available earlier. ---
**Author:** ![optilete](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/optilete/32/1908_2.png) [@optilete](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/optilete)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/9 "2021-04-20T09:01:15Z")
> [@cthawley](#): > > oks like the species was just added at some point today (I only know how to see date, not time added), Where can you see the date? I think I did not add the species, but I thought everybody can do it, if the species is in the framework. ---
**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 11:30am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/10 "2021-04-20T11:30:03Z")
> [@carolblaney](#): > > Bibio nigrifemoratus If I go to the Edit Taxon page for it ([https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1235909/edit](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1235909/edit)), which I don’t think you can access unless you’re a curator, I can see it was created yesterday at the bottom of the page. ---
**Author:** ![carolblaney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/carolblaney/32/2060_2.png) [@carolblaney](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/carolblaney)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/11 "2021-04-20T15:52:14Z")
I wonder if a curator saw this conversation and added the species? In case this is useful, here is the photo/observation on BugGuide: [https://bugguide.net/node/view/1958298](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1958298) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/species-not-included-in-inat-drop-down-choices/22193/12 "2021-06-19T15:52:37Z")
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