Moths of BULGARIA 1 Noctuoidea RG's Journal

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

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