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Post by cabintom on Jun 8, 2015 14:52:34 GMT
merlin.allaboutbirds.org/photo-idIt only works for a few hundred North American warblers and finches, but the idea is: uploading an image, highlighting key areas (tip of tail, beak, etc.) and then the computer program identifies the species for you.
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Post by wollastoni on Jun 8, 2015 15:11:26 GMT
Well there are some mobile applications that are being developed to ID leps on the field, even for non specialists. Butterflynder is a good example for Western Europe. I know that xavm (Xavier) worked on it, he may be able to tell us more. I am pretty sure that in 10 years, you will just have to picture the butterfly with you Iphone22, and it will automatically tell you the name of the species, the hostplant, the distribution, the value on ebay and some links towards discussions on the Insect Collectors' Forum  |
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Post by timmsyrj on Jun 8, 2015 18:18:56 GMT
Or you could just ask Adam!
Rich
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Post by Adam Cotton on Jun 8, 2015 21:34:09 GMT
Or you could just ask Adam! Rich That would only work for Papilionidae, and the accuracy rate would be lower than 100%. Thanks for the compliment though. Adam. |
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Post by nomihoudai on Jun 16, 2015 0:24:24 GMT
I am working on it but it will take 2 or 3 years more of research. I have one working for Lycaenidae that gives the correct species in the top 10 (out of 400 possible species).
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Post by timmsyrj on Jun 16, 2015 15:04:16 GMT
I am also trying with the Stichophthalma, but if those that write the papers can't agree and split species and sub species apart and with the amount of variation I see in one location what chance have we got of ever being 100% certain, but then isn't this really why we do this, just having loads of set specimens is nice to look at, but the challenge is in the identification.
Rich
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