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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Orlady (talk) 13:07, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

Kallima paralekta

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A male Kallima paralekta showing its brilliant colors

  • Reviewed: Scelophysa trimeni
  • Comment: Apologies if it's a day late, had some real-life matters to attend to.

Created/expanded by Obsidian Soul (talk). Self nom at 13:31, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

  • Review Nicely done. Nomination is on day six following substantial ongoing rewrite and expansion that only just completed. Size checks out. No copy vio or plagiarism concerns. Beautiful article. Well-researched, and sources support the hook line. Well-illustrated. Interesting subject. Nicely done If substantial compliance can excuse the technical breach, I think this should PASS. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:58, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
alt 2 . . . that butterfly Kallima paralekta commonly called "Indian Leafwing" is not found in India at all . . . 97 characters 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:34, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
note original hook line is 115 characters. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:53, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
alt 3 *... that butterfly Kallima paralekta is highly conspicuous in flight, but instantly invisible on landing? 100 characters 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:53, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
Excerpt from the text and citations Kallima paralekta was made famous in the 19th century by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. In his influential book The Malay Archipelago, Wallace describes it as "the most wonderful and undoubted case of protective resemblance in a butterfly". He vividly describes his experiences trying to catch specimens of Kallima paralekta in Sumatra.Andrew Berry (2002). Infinite Tropics: An Alfred Russel Wallace Anthology. London/New York: Verso. p. 145–146. ISBN 9781859846520. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:58, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Needs an independent review of the various ALT hooks to note which ones are valid and properly sourced. Has Obsidian Soul weighed in on which ones are okay with him or her yet? BlueMoonset (talk) 07:10, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
I requested Obsidian Soul's comment. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 09:54, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
I prefer the original hook, heh. :P The character limit is 200, so the original length should be fine. -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 13:28, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

The origInal hook is more accurate. If 200 is the limit, then I agree with OS. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 13:33, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Yep it's 200, so it should be well below the safe limit.-- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 13:46, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
I am therefore withdrawing Alts 2 and 3, unless someone else sees a pressing need. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 15:13, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
No problem. Thanks again for the review. -- OBSIDIAN†SOUL 15:20, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
  • Original hook only approved (alt hooks withdrawn and not reviewed). Excellent article expanded from a three-sentence stub to 5322 prose characters, a 25x expansion. As noted by 7&6=thirteen, is passes sourcing and paraphrasing checks. Giving 14 hours grace for a slightly late submission (disclosed up front): my only regret is that by doing this review, I'll be unable to select it for a lead hook; I love the image. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:17, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
My only other thought (I don't know if this is done) is to have tandem images. "Before" and "After" The article has striking examples. Maybe this is too large, or contrary to policy. But . . . I pose the question. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:24, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
You'd be up against two issues: first, it would be difficult to see at 100x100 pixels, which is the maximum image display size for the main page, making the image less likely to be used—it would have to be a combined, tandem image. Second, images in a DYK must also appear in the article itself, so the constructed image would be restricted to those in the article. At this point, I don't advise the attempt. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:45, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
No harm in asking. Understood, however. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 16:53, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
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