There is a butterfly subspecies in Malaysia which has 2 forms *Cyrestis cocles earli f. formosa * Cyrestis cocles earli f. earli When I try to create a form for Cyrestis cocles earli , I get this error Rank level must be finer than parent Is this supported in iNat taxonomy ?

[image] gancw1: Is this supported in iNat taxonomy ? it looks like subspecies and form are defined in the system at the same rank level . so if you’re going to make a form, you probably need to attach it to a species, like so: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1470510-Harmonia-axyridis-axyridis .…

Unable to create a form for a subspecies

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Unable to create a form for a subspecies

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