Talk:Large blue

message: I have tried to increase the scope of the article by adding several new topics while increasing the amount of information in existing sections. I added a Distribution heading with subsections of Habitat and Extinction/Conservation. I also added a considerable amount of information to the Behavior section. I also was able to correct some of the things mentioned below, but have not gotten around to all of the suggestions yet. In the upcoming weeks I plan on adding more information, organizing the article, and eliminating repetitive sections in an attempt to have this article reach "good article" status. Additional feedback and all help would be appreciated. -Maximilianzhang (talk) 04:41, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Trying to reach "good article" status

message: Hi, I am an undergrad working on this page for one of my classes. I added a considerable amount of information on the parasitic behavior. The information I added was compiled with the aid of a number of sources, and I think it addresses some of the things mentioned on this talk page. I wasn't sure exactly what to do with what had already been on the page so I have left it for now. I plan on continuing to contribute to this page and any input on how to organize/format the article would be welcome.Maximilianzhang (talk) 19:52, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Work on the behavior of the butterfly

message: Reading it closer, the article is mostly a stub and only one reference so I failed it for 0.5 Thanks Jaranda wat's sup 03:39, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Version 0.5 nomination failed 

message: This is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan species—GRM 14:58, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Importance rating 

message: This was on Life Stories, and Sir Attenborough mentioned a parasite that detects whether an ant colony has been invaded, and then proceeds to go for the chrysalis, but I couldn't quite catch the name. What was it? 82.139.86.208 (talk) 11:23, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  This was on Life Stories 

message: The article repeats the life cycle of the insect and should be edited accordingly.
In one of the life-cycle descriptions, it states that the caterpillar 'seeks out an appropriate ant nest' - the caterpillar seems rather to allow fate to intervene.
In one life-cycle explanation, the caterpillar eats eggs and larvae only after hibernation; in the other, it eats them before.
Caligo 09:46, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Repetition 

message: The Wikipedia entry on the Large Blue Butterfly starts off by discussion where the butterfly is found, and how it went extinct in the UK, but was reintroduced by conservationists. It then goes on to describe the life cycle of the organism (caterpillar to butterfly). Under the heading “Biology”, the article goes in depth about the relationship between the blue butterflies and the red ants and the precarious balance their relationship falls on. However, the relationship described in the article is slightly different from the one in textbook. The textbook describes the butterfly as a brood parasite that mimics the queen ants to get resources. The article, however, states that the organism must act like the queen otherwise it will get eaten. It would be best if the article could maybe include more sources in its discussion about the butterfly/ant relationship. Confusion about this relationship is reflected in the discussion section of the article, but the questions proposed in the discussion section have yet to be addressed. This article mainly focuses on the one parastic behavior of the Blue Butterfuly. I would like to see more information about its other behavior, such as breeding, migration (if any), predation, etc. 
Katheefwah (talk) 19:47, 25 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Edits for Behavioral Ecology Course

message: Someone who knows how to should alter the Taxbox to show the species is endangered. Proxima Centauri (talk) 11:25, 9 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Endangered 

message: In the introduction it says it went extinct in the UK and was later reintroduced, but gives no details. In Conservation it just mentions that it went extinct in the UK in 1979. The next time it mentions the UK, it is to say "it is currently critically endangered in the UK as well as Europe", without giving any explanation as to how it went from being extinct to critically endangered.
64.223.91.164 (talk) 01:08, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reintroduction into the UK 

message: The image showing the distribution range of this species (:File:Maculinea arion distribution.png) may contain incorrect information and does not demonstrate verifiability. See also :File talk:Maculinea arion distribution.png. --森津 (talk) 08:54, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The image of distribution range