Brief Summary of Status.

End January 2023.

113,898 observations of 2,879 species by 5,857 observers
1,956 identifiers have made 173,128 identifications.

Of the 113,898 observations

• 29,368 (26%) are to order level (ie. Lepidoptera) Help ID them here
• 12,182 (11%) are to family level Help ID adults here and Help ID pillars here ***
• 6,714 (6%) are to tribe level
• 12,615 (11%) are to genus level Help ID adults here and Help ID pillars here ***
• 13,376 (12%) are to species, but still need an ID Help ID adults here and Help ID pillars here ***
• 39,447 (35%) are research grade.

*** (it will be eaiser if you add your favourite families into the species box, to filter them out)

The most Common families identified on iNaturalist in southern Africa are:

• 22,796 (27%) Erebidae Tiger Moths
• 14,375 (17%) Geometridae Geometer Moths

• 10,872 (13%) Noctuidae Owlet Moths
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• 7,120 (8%) Crambidae Crambid Snouth Moths
• 4,539 (5) Sphingidae Hawk Moths
• 3,988 (5%) Lasiocampidae Lappet Moths
• 3,037 (4%) Pyralidae Pyrilid Snout Moths

• 2,944 (3%) Saturniidae Emperor Moths
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• 1,789 (2%) Nolidae Tufted Moths
• 1,349 (2%) Eupterotidae Monkey Moths
• 1,201 (1%) Tortricidae Torticid Leafroller Moths
• 1,137 (1%) Psychidae Bagworm Moths

Most common species (>250 observatioins) dentified on iNaturalist in southern Africa - (see the current rankings status here)

836 Eutricha capensis Cape Lappet
760 Mesocelis monticola Mountain White-Spot
746 Rhodogastria amasis Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth
702 Utetheisa pulchella Crimsonspeckle Footman

699 Cyligramma latona Creamstriped Owl
669 Diaphone eumela Cherry Spot
622 Sphingomorpha chlorea Sundowner Moth
611 Helicoverpa armigera African Bollworm Moth

454 Hippotion eson Common Striped Hawkmoth
431 Acherontia atropos Death's Head Hawkmoth
424 Nudaurelia cytherea Pine Emperor
420 Paralacydes vocula Zebra Ermine
415 Rhodometra sacraria Vestal
408 Macroglossum trochilus African Hummingbird Hawkmoth

399 Hippotion celerio Silverstripe Hawkmoth
382 Bunaea alcinoe Cabbage Tree Emperor
379 Grammodes stolida Stolid Lines
325 Asota speciosa Specious Tiger
310 Brithys crini Lily Borer

284 Amata cerbera Heady Maiden
275 Spoladea recurvalis Banded Sable
268 Agrius convolvuli Convolvulus Hawkmoth
252 Thyretes caffra Bar Maiden

Publicado el 26 de enero de 2023 por tonyrebelo