franz et al tdwg 2016 introducing lep net
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Introducing LepNet – the Lepidoptera of North America Network
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Nico Franz1 & Anne Basham1
Neil Cobb2 & Benjamin Brandt2
1 School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University2 Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University
TDWG 2016 – Biodiversity Information Standards
December 09, 2016 – Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (#TDWG16)
@ http://www.slideshare.net/taxonbytes/Franz-et-al-tdwg-2016-introducing-lepnet
http://symbiota4.acis.ufl.edu/scan/lepnet/portal/
Project Goals1,704,161 Total specimen records 214,705 Total specimens imaged
(1) Digitize 1.7 million adult specimens and 33,524 larval vial records, integrate >1 million existing lepidopteran records, totaling 2.7 million occurrence records.
(2) Produce high-resolution species exemplar images for 81,000 specimens representing at least 60% of the 14,300+ North American Lepidoptera species.
(3) (LepSnap) computer identification and smartphone application for researcher volunteers to image cataloged specimens and add >160,000 images beyond the high-resolution species exemplars.
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SCAN as a facilitator
"LepNet-based data will facilitate comparative studies of the evolution and ecology of Lepidoptera"
80% of butterflies 70% of large moths (macros) 55% of small moths (micros)
LepSnap : Automated Identification of Taxa
6,870 North American species
Huge Potential for Identification from Images
• Engage & Augment Human experts
• Connect with citizen scientists in the museum and the field (observations)
• How many Lepidoptera can be identified?
LepSnap
LepXplor Education-Outreach Program
LepNet 2016-2017: Identifying ConnectionsBroader Vision: Lepidoptera as Model for Global Biodiversity Collaborative