Talk:Tansy beetle

Article development
you asked me at WP:INSECTS for further comment, but let's take it to the article page now. I've invited to this discussion. He contributed to the article previously, and wrote some of the references currently appearing in the article. I don't know if he's currently engaged with Wikipedia in any way, but it would be great if he chimed in.

Taking articles to Good Article is not something I've been at all involved with. At the moment, there's one thing I notice missing; which subspecies occur in the UK and Scandinavia? Currently listed ranges for subspecies don't cover these areas where the species as a whole is said to occur. C. graminis graminis is probably what occurs in Scandinavia; that's where Linnaeus lived and he described it. And honestly, before I ventured to say anything about beetle subspecies, I should have been doing some investigation into the reliability of biolib.cz on this subject (I'm sure they're doing their best, but quality of taxonomic databases varies wildly across different groups of species and I know nothing about biolib.cz strengths and weaknesses). Plantdrew (talk) 04:49, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I appreciate the effort so far. I'm not sure how active Geoff is on Wikipedia, so hadn't even thought of asking him directly. There has seen to be some discrepancy between the UK material I've used and the continental referenced stuff - mainly that the UK has been, generally speaking, more about conservation and action rather than taxonomy and subspecies variance. Perhaps this is just because I've found it easier to locate the material designed for general consumption. I appreciate the observations in any case, and will aim to work on really tying down these subspecies. Zakhx150 (talk) 13:07, 28 February 2017 (UTC)
 * I'd taken the liberty of emailing Geoff as well; he's sent me through 4 articles to reference in here and was very accommodating. Edits coming in near future.Zakhx150 (talk) 13:04, 2 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Excellent news. Plantdrew (talk) 15:44, 2 March 2017 (UTC)

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Entry evaluation
This entry provides information about the Tansy Beetle’s taxonomy, appearance, distribution and habitat, life cycle, behavior, and relationship with humans. A strength of this entry is not only does it cover many sections, but it also does it thoroughly. For example, the life cycle section provides detailed information about mating behavior and includes several pictures showing what a larva looks like, where they lay eggs, and how they mate. One interesting fact I learned is that they are called Tansy beetles because they lay their yellow eggs on tansy leaves.

In the behavior section, this entry covers the beetle’s diet, predation threats from birds, spiders, and scorpionflies, and briefly on parasites affecting it. In the life cycle section, it also covers its behavior when mating and laying eggs. Another behavioral category that can be discussed is adult social behaviors, such as how adult beetles care for the larvae, actions it takes to protect them from predators, and any grouping behavior. Furthermore, the parasite section is very brief and can be expanded on to explain how these parasites harm the beetles. This section can also include other enemies of these beetles, such as diseases that can affect them. Since these beetles are green and their habitat is on green leaves, another behavior that can be discussed is the protective coloration from their ability to blend in with their habitat, making them harder to see by birds and other predators.

In the talk section, I noticed that this entry scored a good article grade. I agree with this grade as this article provides a plethora of media to help readers visualize the content, provides a strong amount of references (46), and covers many topics while being thorough. I also noticed that this entry’s talk page contained a GA review section where wiki users can offer suggestions and feedback to strengthen the quality of this entry. This beetle was also rated as mid-importance in the beetles community which reflects the last section of this entry discussing the nationally rare designation given to this beetle in the UK and their significant conservation effort to preserve this species. Justinxuje (talk) 01:39, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Mating Behavior
The article briefly mentions mating behavior, but it would be interesting to separate this into another section and expand on it since behaviors differ between populations in York and Russia. Providing more information on mating in York and rituals in Russia would be beneficial to compare them and understand how and why these differences arise. Cvj.005 (talk) 03:48, 16 February 2024 (UTC)