Talk:Phytobia betulae

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 01:50, 15 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Phytobia betulae

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... that the tunnel made by the larva of a small fly inside a birch tree may reach 17 m (56 ft)? Source: "Adults of P. betulae are 4 - 5 mm long." and "Larval tunnels can be extremely long (17 m)."
ALT1 ... that the fly Phytobia betulae is just 5 mm (0.2 in) long but the tunnel made by its larva inside a birch tree may reach 17 m (56 ft)?

Reviewed: Ocean One

Created by Cwmhiraeth (talk) and Mk170101 (talk). Nominated by Cwmhiraeth (talk) at 05:48, 4 June 2019 (UTC).Reply

Starting review --valereee (talk) 16:49, 5 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: valereee (talk) 16:46, 5 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

Interesting article, as all of these are to nature nerds like me. :) I'm wondering if some more direct comparison of the size of the larva/fly vs. the length of the tunnel might take the hook up a notch? Like 'the 4mm (.2 inch) larva of a small fly blah blah blah' or something? I definitely think the tunnel length is the hook. --valereee (talk) 17:02, 5 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the review. I have added ALT1. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:46, 5 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

Cwmhiraeth, I really like that! I'm approving both, with a preference for ALT1. --valereee (talk)

A fact from Phytobia betulae appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 July 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the fly Phytobia betulae is just 5 mm (0.2 in) long but the tunnel made by its larva inside a birch tree may reach 17 m (56 ft)?

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