Conoveria Hairstreak (Celmia conoveria)

Punta Laguna, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jun 22, 2017.

comments (3)

Thibaud Aronson

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An apparently rather rarely photographed species, I would never have figured this one out without the help of an expert on iNaturalist! Posted 7 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Indeed, most photos of this species seem to be on a pin. Nice find, which shows the power of sharing and investing time in identification. I like to think there are millions of photos of rare species sitting on harddrives or being unidentified, the owner not realizing how rare the encounter really was. Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    I have no doubt you're right! I think part of it is an education issue. We're not giving children enough curiosity about the diversity of the natural world. So we get people who can appreciate the beauty of wild animal or a plant (hell, if everyone were capable of only that, it would still be progress!), but after they've taken a photo, they're not interested in finding out more about it, even something so basic as its name! Posted 7 years ago, modified one year ago