Talk:Chrysochus cobaltinus

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Behavior[edit]

This article describes that these beetles are able to launch themselves a couple times the length of their body but does not detail the mechanism behind this process or what the significance of this behavior is. Additional information should be added. Good that you included group behavior in the spring when large groups feeds on various plants within the same area of distribution. Could add information about whether there are any observed differences in feeding behavior between males and females Hipper2305 (talk) 18:48, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Peer Review[edit]

Overall this was a very cool article, providing the reader with pertinent information regarding the cobalt milkweed beetle. The edits I made involved some simple syntax changes. These changes are meant to standardize the tone across all sections, which were slightly varying in formalness. One thing I would add to this article is additional references. Otherwise, it was very intriguing to learn about such a rare bug.

Sbimal (talk) 03:26, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Behavioral Ecology 2024[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 16 January 2024 and 25 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Hahelen (article contribs).

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: rejected by reviewer, closed by AirshipJungleman29 talk 00:29, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that C. cobaltinus male beetles remain on the female beetle's back after mating to increase their chance for fatherhood? Source: Dickinson, J. L. (1995). Trade-offs between postcopulatory riding and mate location in the blue milkweed beetle. Behavioral Ecology, 6(3), 280–286. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/6.3.280
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5x expanded by Hahelen (talk). Self-nominated at 04:05, 1 March 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Chrysochus cobaltinus; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Seems to be 3.5x, from around 5800 to 20,000. AryKun (talk) 16:21, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- AryKun, the 5x expansion rule applies to prose, not page size. As the article has grown from 379 words to over 2000, it is eligible. Please continue with your review. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 08:56, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - I'll let someone else do the review then. Skimming through, I saw at least a couple paragraphs with no citations, so at least that will have to be dealt with. AryKun (talk) 03:59, 12 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Hahelen:, I'll take this over. There are multiple uncited paragraphs that have been delinquent for some time now. I will fail this if it's not resolved within the next few days. You've had over a month to resolved them and were last notified 20 days ago that these are an issue. 🏵️Etrius ( Us) 01:21, 3 April 2024 (UTC) General eligibility:[reply]

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QPQ: Done.

Overall: QPQ not necessary. No pics. The hook is clunky and poorly worded (It begs, the question more than giving a snappy factoid) there might be something interesting in there but you're gonna have to reword it or provide an alternative. Spotchecks find the phrase The elytra usually have more or less evident epipleura, which is pushing some close paraphrasing. Earwig is clear. Multiple citations are missing from the prompt.

@Hahelen:, are you active? 🏵️Etrius ( Us) 22:56, 6 April 2024 (UTC) 🏵️Etrius ( Us) 01:32, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I enjoyed the content of this. There was a lot of important points made about the beetle species. There was a lot of important and helpful information on the mating behaviors of these beetles. I found it very interesting that the male beetle will mount the female beetle and remain stationary for an extended period. I did add some changes. I included a section about the genetics of the beetle and there is genetic differentiation with the blue milkweed based on geographical region. The section also included diet differences between its sister species. Additionally, I added more information in the mating section. This section includes hybridizing between C. cobaltinus and C. auratus and the effects of doing so. The impacts of hybridizing affects each sister species differently, so including that section was important in my opinion. Connectscience0224 (talk 05:56, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]