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Hauptverfasser: Pinheiro, Joao Manoel Herrera, Herrera, Gabriela Do Nascimento, Santos, Alvaro Doria Dos, Fernandes, Luciana Bueno Dos Reis, Godoy, Ricardo V., Almeida, Eduardo A. B., Onody, Helena Carolina, Vieira, Marcelo Andrade Da Costa, Penteado-Dias, Angelica Maria, Becker, Marcelo
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author Pinheiro, Joao Manoel Herrera
Herrera, Gabriela Do Nascimento
Santos, Alvaro Doria Dos
Fernandes, Luciana Bueno Dos Reis
Godoy, Ricardo V.
Almeida, Eduardo A. B.
Onody, Helena Carolina
Vieira, Marcelo Andrade Da Costa
Penteado-Dias, Angelica Maria
Becker, Marcelo
author_facet Pinheiro, Joao Manoel Herrera
Herrera, Gabriela Do Nascimento
Santos, Alvaro Doria Dos
Fernandes, Luciana Bueno Dos Reis
Godoy, Ricardo V.
Almeida, Eduardo A. B.
Onody, Helena Carolina
Vieira, Marcelo Andrade Da Costa
Penteado-Dias, Angelica Maria
Becker, Marcelo
contents Accurate taxonomic identification of parasitoid wasps within the superfamily Ichneumonoidea is essential for biodiversity assessment, ecological monitoring, and biological control programs. However, morphological similarity, small body size, and fine-grained interspecific variation make manual identification labor-intensive and expertise-dependent. This study proposes a deep learning-based framework for the automated identification of Ichneumonoidea wasps using a YOLO-based architecture integrated with High-Resolution Class Activation Mapping (HiResCAM) to enhance interpretability. The proposed system simultaneously identifies wasp families from high-resolution images. The dataset comprises 3556 high-resolution images of Hymenoptera specimens. The taxonomic distribution is primarily concentrated among the families Ichneumonidae (n = 786), Braconidae (n = 648), Apidae (n = 466), and Vespidae (n = 460). Extensive experiments were conducted using a curated dataset, with model performance evaluated through precision, recall, F1 score, and accuracy. The results demonstrate high accuracy of over 96 % and robust generalization across morphological variations. HiResCAM visualizations confirm that the model focuses on taxonomically relevant anatomical regions, such as wing venation, antennae segmentation, and metasomal structures, thereby validating the biological plausibility of the learned features. The integration of explainable AI techniques improves transparency and trustworthiness, making the system suitable for entomological research to accelerate biodiversity characterization in an under-described parasitoid superfamily.
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spellingShingle Automated identification of Ichneumonoidea wasps via YOLO-based deep learning: Integrating HiresCam for Explainable AI
Pinheiro, Joao Manoel Herrera
Herrera, Gabriela Do Nascimento
Santos, Alvaro Doria Dos
Fernandes, Luciana Bueno Dos Reis
Godoy, Ricardo V.
Almeida, Eduardo A. B.
Onody, Helena Carolina
Vieira, Marcelo Andrade Da Costa
Penteado-Dias, Angelica Maria
Becker, Marcelo
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Accurate taxonomic identification of parasitoid wasps within the superfamily Ichneumonoidea is essential for biodiversity assessment, ecological monitoring, and biological control programs. However, morphological similarity, small body size, and fine-grained interspecific variation make manual identification labor-intensive and expertise-dependent. This study proposes a deep learning-based framework for the automated identification of Ichneumonoidea wasps using a YOLO-based architecture integrated with High-Resolution Class Activation Mapping (HiResCAM) to enhance interpretability. The proposed system simultaneously identifies wasp families from high-resolution images. The dataset comprises 3556 high-resolution images of Hymenoptera specimens. The taxonomic distribution is primarily concentrated among the families Ichneumonidae (n = 786), Braconidae (n = 648), Apidae (n = 466), and Vespidae (n = 460). Extensive experiments were conducted using a curated dataset, with model performance evaluated through precision, recall, F1 score, and accuracy. The results demonstrate high accuracy of over 96 % and robust generalization across morphological variations. HiResCAM visualizations confirm that the model focuses on taxonomically relevant anatomical regions, such as wing venation, antennae segmentation, and metasomal structures, thereby validating the biological plausibility of the learned features. The integration of explainable AI techniques improves transparency and trustworthiness, making the system suitable for entomological research to accelerate biodiversity characterization in an under-described parasitoid superfamily.
title Automated identification of Ichneumonoidea wasps via YOLO-based deep learning: Integrating HiresCam for Explainable AI
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.16351