Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(34)
Published: Oct. 17, 2023
Abstract
Remote
automated
surveillance
of
insect
abundance
and
diversity
is
poised
to
revolutionize
decline
studies.
The
study
reveals
spectral
analysis
thin‐film
wing
interference
signals
(WISs)
can
discriminate
free‐flying
insects
beyond
what
be
accomplished
by
machine
vision.
Detectable
photonic
sensors,
WISs
are
robust
indicators
enabling
species
sex
identification.
first
quantitative
survey
thickness
modulation
through
shortwave‐infrared
hyperspectral
imaging
600
wings
from
30
hover
fly
presented.
Fringy
reflectance
WIS
explained
four
optical
parameters,
including
membrane
thickness.
Using
a
Naïve
Bayes
Classifier
with
five
parameters
that
retrieved
remotely,
91%
achieved
accuracy
in
identification
sexes.
WIS‐based
therefore
potent
tool
for
remote
surveillance.
AInsectID
Version
1.1
is
a
Graphical
User
Interface
(GUI)‐operable
open‐source
insect
species
identification,
color
processing,
and
image
analysis
software.
The
software
has
current
database
of
150
insects
integrates
artificial
intelligence
approaches
to
streamline
the
process
with
focus
on
addressing
prediction
challenges
posed
by
mimics.
This
paper
presents
methods
algorithmic
development,
coupled
rigorous
machine
training
used
enable
high
levels
validation
accuracy.
Our
work
transfer
learning
prominent
convolutional
neural
network
(CNN)
architectures,
including
VGG16,
GoogLeNet,
InceptionV3,
MobileNetV2,
ResNet50,
ResNet101.
Here,
we
employ
both
fine
tuning
hyperparameter
optimization
improve
performance.
After
extensive
computational
experimentation,
ResNet101
evidenced
as
being
most
effective
CNN
model,
achieving
accuracy
99.65%.
dataset
utilized
for
sourced
from
National
Museum
Scotland,
Natural
History
London,
open
source
datasets
Zenodo
(CERN's
Data
Center),
ensuring
diverse
comprehensive
collection
species.
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 17, 2025
Abstract
Insects
represent
nearly
half
of
all
known
multicellular
species,
but
knowledge
about
them
lags
behind
for
most
vertebrate
species.
In
part
this
reason,
they
are
often
neglected
in
biodiversity
conservation
policies
and
practice.
Computer
vision
tools,
such
as
insect
camera
traps,
automated
monitoring
have
the
potential
to
revolutionize
study
conservation.
To
further
advance
trapping
analysis
their
image
data,
effective
processing
pipelines
needed.
paper,
we
present
a
flexible
fast
pipeline
designed
analyse
these
recordings
by
detecting,
tracking
classifying
nocturnal
insects
broad
taxonomy
15
classes
resolution
individual
moth
A
classifier
with
anomaly
detection
is
proposed
filter
dark,
blurred
or
partially
visible
that
will
be
uncertain
classify
correctly.
simple
track‐by‐detection
algorithm
track
classified
incorporating
feature
embeddings,
distance
area
cost.
We
evaluated
computational
speed
power
performance
different
edge
computing
devices
(Raspberry
Pi's
NVIDIA
Jetson
Nano)
compared
various
time‐lapse
(TL)
strategies
tracking.
The
minimum
difference
detections
was
found
2‐min
TL
intervals
0.5
frames
per
second;
however,
fewer
than
one
night,
Pearson
correlation
decreases.
Shifting
from
would
reduce
number
recorded
images
allow
real‐time
on
trap
Raspberry
Pi.
Nano
energy‐efficient
solution,
capable
at
fps.
Our
applied
more
5.7
million
second
12
light
traps
during
two
full
seasons
located
diverse
habitats,
including
bogs,
heaths
forests.
results
thus
show
scalability
traps.
Advanced Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(34)
Published: Oct. 17, 2023
Abstract
Remote
automated
surveillance
of
insect
abundance
and
diversity
is
poised
to
revolutionize
decline
studies.
The
study
reveals
spectral
analysis
thin‐film
wing
interference
signals
(WISs)
can
discriminate
free‐flying
insects
beyond
what
be
accomplished
by
machine
vision.
Detectable
photonic
sensors,
WISs
are
robust
indicators
enabling
species
sex
identification.
first
quantitative
survey
thickness
modulation
through
shortwave‐infrared
hyperspectral
imaging
600
wings
from
30
hover
fly
presented.
Fringy
reflectance
WIS
explained
four
optical
parameters,
including
membrane
thickness.
Using
a
Naïve
Bayes
Classifier
with
five
parameters
that
retrieved
remotely,
91%
achieved
accuracy
in
identification
sexes.
WIS‐based
therefore
potent
tool
for
remote
surveillance.