10,000th observation of Moths of Bulgaria 1 Noctuoidae .... Congratulations Chris Chapman - great effort from everyone but the accolades go to Chris !!!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/249654240
Thank you all for your valuable contribution
Steve
MOTHS 1
As at 30th September 2024
Observations: 9,232, Species: 405, Identifiers: 205, Active observers: 41, Members: 45
Across all projects (excluding Needs ID) we have 26,209 observations of 1,225 species
This is a fantastic effort by everyone - Thank You!
Having regular discussions and listening to advice from our 'expert identifiers' it has been mentioned several times how difficult it can be to positively identify a species from just a photograph? Sometimes the quality of the photograph is poor or the photograph does not show the important distinguishing features. Because of these two points we have 900+ observations in the 'Need's ID' project that are unidentified?
If it is at all possible please try to take photo's from different angles - especially if you are not sure of the species? Sometimes it also helps to use the flash device especially using your phone for moths - experiment a little bit :) It will help our expert's massively and it will also boost your observation and species counts!
I know we are hobbyists contributing to the projects but I am sure that everyone wants to strive for better quality species identification.
Thank You and Good Luck
Some information on the project's progress .
As at 31st December 2022
Observations: 1051, Species: 203, Identifiers: 101, Active observers: 12, Members: 22
As at 31st December 2023
Observations: 6389, Species: 374, Identifiers: 166, Active observers: 36, Members: 41
As at 30th June 2024
Observations: 7508, Species: 386, Identifiers: 187, Active observers: 36, Members: 41
We have a core of Bulgaria based observers and have also had several visiting observers which include Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine and United States.
Across all projects (excluding Needs ID) we have 23,764 observations of 1,182 species
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It was brought to my attention by @katya that I had missed a whole 'super family' from Moths 4 which resulted in RG observations not going in to the project - my mistake! This has now been rectified. The only person to notice this was Katya? PLEASE check when you upload your observations that 1 - you check the relevant Annotations especially 'Life Stage' and 2 - just scroll down and ensure that your observation has been allocated to the projects. If you encounter any problems please message me. This problem was in Moths 4 ... but please check regardless of which project your observation is allocated to :)) Thank you, Regards, Steve
We have started Moths of BULGARIA 5 RG which covers off the taxa Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Pterophoridae, Plutellidae and Alucitidae, please feel free to join the project and help us collect observations for this project.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/moths-of-bulgaria-5-burnet-s-clearwings-plumes-and-others
We end 2022 having just started the project and gathered as many historical records from members observations - ready to go for 2023
Some FUN Stats for you:
Moths 1 project ; TOP 5's
Observations: 1 stevem4560 (397) 2 katya (241) 3 kennethwoodcock (236) 4 peteralfrey (62) 5 enlightenmentttt (35)
Species: 1 stevem4560 (96) 2 kennethwoodcock (81) 3 katya (67) 4 peteralfrey (39) 5 enlightenmenttt (24)
M. Species: 1 Beaded Chestnut (100) 2 Cotton Bollworm (55) 3 Silver-Y (52) 4 The White-speck (46) 5 Large Yellow Underwing (34)
Obs 1,051 Species 203 ID 101 (2,110) Observers 12
5.15 obs per species / 2.00 ID per obs
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, best wishes and good luck for 2023
PLEASE don't forget, after you upload your observation, be sure to visit the ANNOTATION section of the observation and check the appropriate status - THANK YOU :))
