Talk:Gatekeeper (butterfly)

Nonsensical sentence

The last sentence in the lead reads "A similar species is the Meadow Brown, especially in the female sex, which likes to rest with closed wings however, especially the far less active females." Can somebody tell me what that's supposed to mean? It looks like four clauses randomly strung together with a "however" thrown in for good measure. Richerman (talk) 22:38, 6 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This article was the subject of an educational assignment in Fall 2013. Further details were available on the "Education Program:Washington University in St. Louis/Behavioral Ecology (Fall 2013)" page, which is now unavailable on the wiki.

As part of an assignment, I contributed additional information on the physical appearance, habitat, behavior, weather influences, and flight patterns. User:Jenniferreed1510 —Preceding undated comment added 19:15, 3 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Additional Edits for Class

I reorganized some of the information under similar species and subspecies and added a heading. I also moved the "etymology" section farther up. The behavior section was good; further information could be on predator/prey relationships. Wmhua (talk) 15:49, 9 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I made some general grammatical edits, changed some titles to match Wikipedia preferences, and altered the etymology section to make an etymology and distribution section. I also rearranged the distribution section. I think some additions you could make could relate to territoriality, migration, and you could elaborate on reproduction and development. If you can find more information on mating systems and such that would also expand the breadth of your article. I did some research and had difficulty finding information on the mating systems, so it may not have been studied enough, but it is definitely worth looking into. Ichooxu (talk) 04:59, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I rearranged the content of the Similar Species and Subspecies section to make the content easier to understand. In addition, I added a couple references to the Sexual Dimorphism section. Most of my corrections for this article were also grammatical or format-related. kzyoung (talk) 19:58, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I also did some rearranging. The distribution section was very small and didn't seem to deserve its own heading. I relocated the recent expansion section and put in under distribution. In addition to this I also added a number of wiki-links.Npatel92 (talk) 01:17, 5 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hey good work on the article so far! It's well-written and I appreciate how much info it has on how climate change is affecting the population growth of this organism. To really push it to Good Article though, I would include a Life Cycle section which can act as an umbrella heading for your behavior section. I know you touched on some parts of its life cycle in your section on sexual reproduction but I feel it could definitely be expanded on. Like how do the larvae behave? What kind of behavior do they exhibit? Also, I added a few links to other articles where relevant. Good job so far though! Jabes808 (talk) 23:42, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

British bias

Pyronia tithonus occurs over much of Europe but this article gives the impression that it is a British & Irish. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.207.145.188 (talk) 11:01, 24 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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The gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, found across Europe. It is typically orange with two large brown spots on its wings and a brown pattern on the edge of its wings, although a large number of aberrant forms are known. The eyespots on the forewings most likely reduce bird attacks, so it is often seen resting with its wings open. Colonies vary in size depending on the available habitat, and can range from a few dozen to several thousand butterflies. This gatekeeper was photographed in Botley in Oxfordshire, England.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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The gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family, which is found across Europe.It is typically orange with two large brown spots on its wings and a brown pattern on the edge of its wings, although a large number of aberrant forms are known. The eyespots on the fore wings most likely reduce bird attacks, therefore the gatekeeper is often seen resting with its wings open. Colonies vary in size depending on the available habitat, and can range from a few dozen to several thousand butterflies. This male gatekeeper was photographed in Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire, England.

Photograph credit: Charles J Sharp

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