Talk:Mallophora bomboides

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I have updated this page as a part of an assignment for my Behavioral Ecology Diptera Wikipedia assignment. -RachelXinruHua (talk · contribs) 02:53, 31 October 2019 (UTC).[reply]

According to my peer editors' comments, I created a new 'Life Cycle' section with 'Larva' and 'Adult' subsections comprised of relevant details copied from the article specific to certain life stages. Most of the online information on this species has been exhausted, and there is nothing that I could find on the pupal stage. This is also why I was unable to create new sections on topics such as parental care or genetics. I decided to keep references to specific scientists in order to reference their accomplishments, but I also added missing number references where needed. Lastly, I also revised some photo titles. -RachelXinruHua (talk · contribs) 04:01, 4 December 2019 (UTC).[reply]

This article covers several different aspects of M. bomboides, with especially pertinent information about its unique role in Batesian mimicry. Some things that could be added are more article headings with additional topics like Life Cycle, Parental Care, Interactions with Humans, Genetics, or Physiology. Overall, the article prose is clear with a neutral tone and all statements have references or in-line citations. The article was sparsely illustrated so I added some more Wikimedia Commons pictures. XuLily (talk) 13:15, 5 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I loved the format and organized structure of the article. The sources you used were strong and reputable and backed up your arguments succinctly. I have made an addition to the "Economic Importance" paragraph and included supplemental information regarding Florida's history of attacks on bee hives, along with a cited source. Overall great job!Rchiou (talk) 00:39, 27 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hvmoolani (talk · contribs) This article seems to do a good job of summerizing much of the current information. Adding more information to the introduction could be crucial in helping individuals have a better idea of the role of this fly, what it looks like, and it's potential impact on other life.

Thank you to the main author of this page. The reproduction section of this article is too short - it should be expanded, or the sentence should simply be moved to another section. I also think adding descriptions of the larval and pupal stages, if possible, would help improve the article. joshkim_wustl (talk) 4:49, 03 December 2019 (UTC)

Some of the sentences are cited via references to papers, e.g. Brower et al. in the requirements section. Is this sort of in-line reference okay for Wikipedia, or should a numbered reference also be linked in? XuLily (talk) 13:15, 5 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]