ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 22 · SEPTEMBER 25, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: September 25
The five Insects silhouettes for September 25, 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 22 ran from a seven-spot ladybird (6.6 mm) to a privet hawk-moth (10.5 cm). The widest gap was round 4, Convolvulus Hawk-moth against Common Darter, at 2.5×; the closest call was round 3, Seven-spot Ladybird against Marmalade Hoverfly, 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
White-tailed Bumblebee (large adult) vs American Cockroach (adult)
American Cockroach · reference · 4 cm White-tailed Bumblebee · true length · 2 cm 2.0× shorter than the American cockroach
White-tailed Bumblebee: 20 mm body length for the selected large adult. Selected 20 mm from the published up to 20 mm length. Head to abdomen tip; wings, legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 2
Green-veined White (adult) vs Red-tailed Bumblebee (adult)
Red-tailed Bumblebee · reference · 2.2 cm Green-veined White · true wingspan · 4.6 cm 2.1× wider than the red-tailed bumblebee
Green-veined White: 46 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 46 mm from the published 40–52 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 3
Seven-spot Ladybird (adult) vs Marmalade Hoverfly (adult)
Marmalade Hoverfly · reference · 9.8 mm Seven-spot Ladybird · true length · 6.6 mm 1.5× shorter than the marmalade hoverfly
Seven-spot Ladybird: 6.6 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 6.6 mm within the published adult range 6-8 mm. Head to elytra tip in side view; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 4
Convolvulus Hawk-moth (adult) vs Common Darter (adult)
Common Darter · reference · 4.05 cm Convolvulus Hawk-moth · true wingspan · 10 cm 2.5× wider than the common darter
Convolvulus Hawk-moth: 100 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 100 mm midpoint of the published 80–120 mm wingspan range; not a species-wide average. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread; legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 5
Privet Hawk-moth (adult) vs Southern Hawker (adult)
Southern Hawker · reference · 7 cm Privet Hawk-moth · true wingspan · 10.5 cm 1.5× wider than the southern hawker
Privet Hawk-moth: 105 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 105 mm from the published 90–120 mm wingspan. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread; legs and antennae excluded.
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