Automated Insect Classification Using Shape-Based and Color-Based Characteristics
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Keywords

Vision-based Entomology
Color Features
Shape Features

Abstract

Since ancient times, entomology has been firmly ingrained in many societies for agricultural 
purposes. In order to preserve the variety of species within our environment, many scientists 
nowadays are interested in the topic of biodiversity. More than two thirds of the 1.3 million 
species that are known to exist on Earth are insects. Humans and insects have interacted in a 
variety of ways since 400 million years ago. There have been several efforts to develop a reliable 
technique for identifying insects. Accurate insect identification requires extensive entomology 
knowledge and expertise. The lack of qualified entomologists necessitates the automation of 
insect identification. We provide a framework for automatically identifying insects that can 
recognize butterflies and grasshoppers from colorful photos. For a proof-of-concept, two bug 
classes are selected. Since each class of sample cases has a different color and unique body form, 
classification is accomplished by changing the color and shape features of insects. The first step 
in the suggested insect identification procedure is to extract characteristics from samples and 
divide them into two training sets. While one training focuses on calculating RGB characteristics, 
the other is normalized to estimate the binary color area that represents the insect's form. The 
collected data is trained using an SVM classifier. The classifier's final conclusion determines 
which class an unknown instance belongs to by combining the results of these two attributes. The 
first findings show how effective and efficient our two-step automated insect identification 
method is, and they encourage us to expand this framework to recognize a wide range of 
additional insect species. 

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