Project Launch Day

Welcome! I have started this project because in the past two weeks I have observed eight species of Cryptorhynchinae at a single address in Martin's Corner, West Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA, and I'm fascinated by these little critters. In all of North America to date there are only 798 iNat Observations (although BugGuide and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) database have more), so it appears that this subfamily of Beetles is relatively understudied. I am not an entomologist, so I don't bring any specialized knowledge to the table, but I do want to learn, and I hope this project will attract the attention of some experts who can help us all out with positive identifications.

At the outset, site stats show that of the 798 continental Observations, 152 are of the Poplar-and-Willow Borer, Cryptorhynchus lapathi. 55 species are represented, with 484 Observers and 153 Identifiers.

I look forward to exploring the data we collect and learning more about each of these 55 species!

Cheers,

kidneymoth

Posted on 18 de junho de 2021, 03:21 PM by kidneymoth