{"id":326,"date":"2026-05-18T09:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pawel.wpexpart.com\/?page_id=326"},"modified":"2026-07-06T13:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:33:30","slug":"about-identification-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pawel.stefanoff.pl\/bugs\/about-identification-en\/","title":{"rendered":"About the identification of species"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"326\" class=\"elementor elementor-326\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a0c582 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a0c582\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeef4e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aeef4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the identification of species<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd75cba elementor-icon-list--layout-inline elementor-align-center elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cd75cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-inline-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Home<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-exchange-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 168v-16c0-13.255 10.745-24 24-24h360V80c0-21.367 25.899-32.042 40.971-16.971l80 80c9.372 9.373 9.372 24.569 0 33.941l-80 80C409.956 271.982 384 261.456 384 240v-48H24c-13.255 0-24-10.745-24-24zm488 152H128v-48c0-21.314-25.862-32.08-40.971-16.971l-80 80c-9.372 9.373-9.372 24.569 0 33.941l80 80C102.057 463.997 128 453.437 128 432v-48h360c13.255 0 24-10.745 24-24v-16c0-13.255-10.745-24-24-24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">About the identification<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d811730 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d811730\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd6cd7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd6cd7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-659b978 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"659b978\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98eaaca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98eaaca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41eae62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41eae62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I identified the species based on my previous experience with entomological systematics. Between 1980 and 1984, I lived in S\u00e9tif, Algeria, where I met the well\u2011known Polish entomologist Andrzej Warcha\u0142owski. He introduced me to entomology and taught me how to identify beetle species using entomological keys\u2014guidebooks describing the characteristics of different genera.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although I did not pursue a professional career in entomology due to various circumstances, my fascination with the field remained. Today, I use a range of online resources, including iNaturalist, photo blogs, and automated identification tools (such as Google Lens), which allow me to compare my photographs with previously published and tagged images. Because many insects are incorrectly labeled online, my background in systematics is especially helpful. Insects are grouped into tribes, genera, and families based on genetic relationships, shared traits, and behaviors, and this framework helps me assess identifications critically.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My earlier interests focused mainly on beetles, and I have less expertise in groups such as Lepidoptera, Diptera, or spiders. For these groups, I rely more heavily on published resources and online databases. 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