---
task_categories:
- image-classification
tags:
- butterfly
- separated wings
- dorsal
- ventral
- RGB
- CV
pretty_name: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Samples
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
---

# Dataset Card for STRI Samples

## Dataset Description

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### Dataset Summary

Images of butterfly wings collected by [Owen McMillan](https://stri.si.edu/scientist/owen-mcmillan) and members of his lab at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

24,119 RGB images: Dorsal and Ventral images of separated wings.
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### Supported Tasks and Leaderboards

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### Languages

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## Dataset Structure

### Data Instances

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* **Type:** JPEG and NEF
* **Size (x pixels by y pixels):** Not yet known
* **Background (color or none):** Sometimes gray sometimes white
* **Fit in frame:** tight
* **Ruler or Scale:** Do not think so
* **Color:** 5x6 Color checker

Potential for future addition of genetic sequencing data.

### Data Fields

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### Data Splits

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## Dataset Creation

### Curation Rationale

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### Source Data

Images are of specimens collected by the [Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute](https://stri.si.edu/) and photographs were taken by Christopher Lawrence.

#### Initial Data Collection and Normalization

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#### Who are the source language producers?

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### Annotations

#### Annotation process

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#### Who are the annotators?

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### Personal and Sensitive Information

None

## Considerations for Using the Data

### Social Impact of Dataset

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### Discussion of Biases

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### Other Known Limitations

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## Additional Information

### Dataset Curators

* Christopher Lawrence (Princeton University) - ORCID: 0000-0002-3846-5968
* Owen McMillan (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) - ORCID: 0000-0003-2805-2745
* Daniel Romero (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute)
* Carlos Arias (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute) - ORCID: 0000-0002-1546-5156

### Licensing Information

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### Citation Information

Christopher Lawrence, Owen McMillan, Daniel Romero, Carlos Arias. (2023). Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) Samples. Hugging Face. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/STRI-Samples.

### Contributions

The [Imageomics Institute](https://imageomics.org) is funded by the US National Science Foundation's Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) Institute program under [Award #2118240](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2118240) (Imageomics: A New Frontier of Biological Information Powered by Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning).