Template:Did you know nominations/Eriocampa ovata

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:57, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Eriocampa ovata

  • ... that adult male woolly alder sawflies have not been detected in North America and are rare in Europe? Source: "Male: Unknown in North America. Rare in Europe."

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self-nominated at 06:50, 12 November 2019 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems

Hook eligibility:

  • Cited: Yes
  • Interesting: No - I'd be inclined to have something in the hook about how the females breed via parthenogenesis in the absence of males—as someone not usually interested in this field, adding that is a bit more "interesting". Suggested alt below.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: Expanded article all good as is, but suggestions made to improve hookiness. MIDI (talk) 16:19, 12 November 2019 (UTC)

  • ALT1: ... that in the absence of males in North America, the female woolly alder sawfly breeds through parthenogenesis? Sources: absence of males in North America ("Male.—unknown in North America"); the female [...] breeds through parthenogenesis ("A parthenogenic species"). Both Smith, 1979 p19
  • I would be happy with ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:30, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
ALT1a: ... that in the absence of males, the female woolly alder sawfly breeds through parthenogenesis? --evrik (talk) 20:45, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
  • Approving ALT1. Offering 1a to the promoter. --evrik (talk) 20:45, 9 December 2019 (UTC)