ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 19 · SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: September 22
The five Insects silhouettes for September 22, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 19 ran from a bed bug (4.6 mm) to a migrant hawker (6.3 cm). The widest gap was round 2, Bed Bug against Orange-tip Butterfly, at 10×; the closest call was round 5, Banded Demoiselle against Holly Blue, only 1.5× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Bullet Ant (adult worker) vs Small Tortoiseshell (adult)
Small Tortoiseshell · reference · 5.35 cm Bullet Ant · true length · 2.8 cm 1.9× shorter than the small tortoiseshell
Bullet Ant: 28 mm body length for the selected adult worker. Selected 28 mm within the published worker range 18-30 mm. Head to gaster tip; mandibles, antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 2
Bed Bug (adult) vs Orange-tip Butterfly (adult)
Orange-tip Butterfly · reference · 4.6 cm Bed Bug · true length · 4.6 mm 10× shorter than the orange-tip butterfly
Bed Bug: 4.6 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 4.6 mm within the published adult range 4-5 mm. Head to abdomen tip; antennae and legs excluded. Dorsal outline rotated to align the body.
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ROUND 3
Small Blue Butterfly (adult) vs Large White Butterfly (adult)
Large White Butterfly · reference · 6.05 cm Small Blue Butterfly · true wingspan · 2.25 cm 2.7× shorter than the large white butterfly
Small Blue Butterfly: 22.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 22.5 mm from the published 18–27 mm wingspan. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread.
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ROUND 4
Heath Bumblebee (adult) vs Migrant Hawker (adult)
Migrant Hawker · reference · 6.3 cm Heath Bumblebee · true length · 1.4 cm 4.5× shorter than the migrant hawker
Heath Bumblebee: 14 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 14 mm from the published 12–16 mm length. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Head to abdomen tip; wings, legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 5
Banded Demoiselle (adult) vs Holly Blue (adult)
Holly Blue · reference · 3 cm Banded Demoiselle · true length · 4.5 cm 1.5× longer than the holly blue
Banded Demoiselle: 45 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 45 mm from the published 45 mm length. Head to abdomen tip; wings and legs excluded.
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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.