Question about identify insects.

[manuelfer001]

Hello, one question. I live in Colombia, South America.

What i can do for identify one insect to species level if i dont found or no exist local taxonomic keys in internet for it? 

I should search for an expert in the group and send the insect to a American museum and pay for help? I should travel to USA or Europa and visit a reference collection? What more options? 

Thank you for your help. 

[bandrow]

Greetings,

Your easiest option would be to take images of your specimens and post those in the 'Bug Identification' forum here on this site. There are numerous folks here that can help you with a wide variety of taxa...

Cheers!
Bandrow

[foxxdoc]

This is the perfect site for id help. I look at all of them.

I'm surprised more specimens aren't brought here for id. Is there a better site that I don't know about ?

Tom

[kevinkk]

Insect Net is a great resource, the only other member based insect site is Actias.de

All you need is a picture and some one, some where will probably be able to help you.

[Adam Cotton]

See insectnet.proboards.com/thread/4692/picture-attachment for how to post photos, particularly the 4th post down the thread with details.

Adam.