Talk:Danaus chrysippus

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This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Lauraem7. Peer reviewers: BoozalisHannah, Sungjaepark, LucasKat.

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Hi, I am improving this page for a WikiEd class. I restructured the topic organization of the page, and I added substantial information. Also, while there was a fair amount of information on the page, much of it was unsourced. There was some information for which I could not find verifiable sources, and thus I felt I had to remove it since there was no reliable way to verify it. Lauraem7 08:59, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

comment from peer: Very informative and nicely written. I would explain in just a few words what emetic means because you use it in the opening paragraph. The food resources section is missing citation for the larval and adult subsections. You could add a wiki link to the word aposematic to link to aposematism page.

The image for the chrysalis very closely resembles the chrysalis of a Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus). Is there any chance that the image is mixed up?

A good observation. They are closely related species, but geographically separated. Monarch is not found in India. This is a photo of the Indian species. This photo was taken by Viren Vaz in Mumbai from caterpillars which he had grown to maturity. AshLin 02:56, 16 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This butterfly’s common name is plain tiger or African monarch. It was really cool to know that the African monarch can survive predator attacks whereas most butterflies cannot. Also, when the butterfly is being attacked it releases a liquid that causes the predator to vomit. This article contains a lot of information and goes in depth with the many categories that it has. I like that the article contains information about safe guarding against predators, but I think a mating category that included male to male interactions would be important t include too see how males win over females. Another category that would be important is one about the habitat. I know it was stated that it can live in many habitats, but I think going in depth about that would be helpful and further enhance the article. I think a category about food resources would also be pertinent. It is because I have no idea what food plant the butterfly eats and I think that information like that is of high importance on a butterfly. The article was rated as C-class and low-importance which backs up my original statement about it have relevant information, but still needs more to complete it and reach a higher article status. There is only one other comment on the talk page which shows that not people are not providing feedback on what the article could improve one which is hurting the article form reaching a higher status. WAdekunle (talk) 08:58, 21 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Overall, the article was very informative and easy to follow. I especially liked the comprehensive list of food resources and genetics. No major edits were made but few minor edits such as rearranging sentence structures and rephrasing a sentence were made. Please let me know if you have questions regarding these minor edits. Thanks! Sungjaepark (talk) 20:06, 28 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! This article was incredibly thorough and interesting. I added a few images to the Life history section and I suggest adding a few more throughout in other sections. I also adjusted some formatting, but didn’t find many grammar or spelling errors. I also saw that you included a picture of D. chrysippus displaying mud puddling behavior, but there wasn’t any mention of it in the writing. You might want to include a description of this behavior in your next edit. Overall, well done! BoozalisHannah (talk) 00:00, 1 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I am a peer reviewer for this article. Overall, this article was extremely interesting and informative. This article is well flushed out, with a good deal of information on mimicry and protective coloration, among other things. I added a “Genomes” subsection to the page (under “Genetics”) using the source "Heredity - Abstract of article: Polymorphism and evolution in the butterfly Danaus chrysippus (L.) (Lepidoptera: Danainae)". I also made general edits to sentence structure and grammar throughout the article, and I made a small addition to the "Parasites" section using an added source. I would suggest adding more content on habitat and mimicry, if at all possible. Nice work! LucasKat (talk) 03:31, 1 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This article was well written and well researched. Like others have said, it was easy to follow and very thorough. In terms of suggestions for edits, I would be careful about citations- some of the statements made in the article are uncited, so it would make the article more credible to increase the number of citations present. One thing I would like to know more about, and maybe this is tangential, is how they differ from monarchs in other parts of the world including the southern USA. ClaudiaEE (talk) 05:!3, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

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Danaus chrysippus, also known as the plain tiger or the African queen, belongs to the subfamily Danainae of the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. Its range extends across Africa and the majority of the Asian continent, as well as many South Pacific islands and some populations in Australia. It is found in a wide variety of habitats, although it is less likely to thrive in jungle-like conditions and is most often found in drier, wide-open areas. D. chrysippus is a medium-sized butterfly with a wingspan of about 7 to 8 centimetres (2.8 to 3.1 in). Its body is black with white spots, while the wings are a brownish orange, the upper side brighter and richer than the underside. It is a polymorphic species, so the exact colouring and patterning vary within and between populations. Its primary diet is milkweed plants, of the genus Asclepias. Because of its emetic properties, D. chrysippus is unpalatable to most predators. As a result, its colouration is widely mimicked by other species of butterfly. This photograph shows the underside of a male butterfly of the subspecies D. c. chrysippus, seen in Kumarakom, India. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp Recently featured: Daniel Bernoulli Black-faced woodswallow Le Violon d'Ingres Archive More featured pictures

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