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    ID Tips for new moth'ers

    I can believe the inaturalist results would deteriorate for an experienced Moth'er, who only uses it for problematic micros say. But your average (UK) punter, or "new moth'ers" putting all their photos into it, I'm pretty sure, well I can vouch for it myself, the results are pretty good, and...
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    ID Tips for new moth'ers

    The data must be available to some extent, UK wide at any rate. Chalk Vs Acid, broad-leafed or coniferous woodland, wet Vs dry! Edit: even by reverse engineering from typical species solely associated with a certain habitat. I think AI should start showing us exactly how intelligent it is...
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    ID Tips for new moth'ers

    Inaturalist grabs the location off the picture metadata, or you can add it manually, which is a bit of a pain . (My camera gets the GPS off its phone app, so I need to turn the phone app on, before I go shooting pics. Guess what? I always forget!). I'm not sure if it factors in habitat. It...
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    ID Tips for new moth'ers

    Well yeah, if there is a species that hasn't been photographed, the AI is not going to be of any use. You'd have to fall back on the (often very knowledgeable) people who verify identifications on inaturalist to assist.
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    ID Tips for new moth'ers

    but there are hundreds of verified photos of Moths... iNaturalist for example: Kentish Glory 607 Vestal 6893 December Moth 1084 Map Winged Swift 656 etc...
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    ID Tips for new moth'ers

    I missed it on inaturalist initially, but when you add an observation, under the images you have added there is a box: " [ ? ] what did you see " Click here! Obsidentify is another good app for giving you i.d. suggestions. In fact I often find this app more accurate.
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    ID Tips for new moth'ers

    There is definitely a downside that you can become lazy and use it 100%. But as a complement to your field guide / research it is good.
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    ID Tips for new moth'ers

    Also take photos, and run them past inaturalist or obsidentify. Both apps are very good at identifying moths from decent photos. Not to be taken as gospel, but can at least support your theory, or provide a good starting point. ( Inaturalist also has a community who will add their...
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