Automated Species Identification Tools

Automated species identification tools are software-based, image-recognition "cyber tools" that assist taxonomists in rapidly identifying species, typically from photographs of a single distinguishing body part such as a wing. The textbook names five such systems: ALIS, the Automated Leafhopper Identification System, used to identify leafhopper insect species; DAISY, the Digital Automated Identification System, a general-purpose automated identification tool; ABIS, the Automatic Bee Identification System, used specifically for identifying bee species; SPIDA, which stands for Species Identified Automatically, used to identify spiders, wasps and bees from their wing characters; and Draw wing, a tool specifically built for honey bee wing identification. …