IDea means btw: Check size, shape of the wings, proportions forewing/hindwing, color, antennae, position of legs and antennae, texture (hairy, smooth) and not forget the most important thing: Check your brain and memory!
OK, I tell you my secret. I have my own ID system: 5-1-5-1.
5 seconds for the family, 1 minute for the genus, 5 minutes for the species and an additional 1 hour four tricky ones. After that I usually give up due to the lack of time. You need some experience for that or better: You need some IDea before you start, unless you will be lost in the data nirwana. There are some very nasty ones I IDed, spent hours before I get the ID, just to finally find out: I was wrong!! That's life on Project Noah ;-)...
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