ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 41 · OCTOBER 14, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 14
The five Insects silhouettes for October 14, 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 41 ran from a human flea (1.95 mm) to a convolvulus hawk-moth (10 cm). The widest gap was round 3, Human Flea against Harlequin Ladybird, at 4.1×; the closest call was round 1, Pine Hawk-moth against Convolvulus Hawk-moth, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Pine Hawk-moth (adult) vs Convolvulus Hawk-moth (adult)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth · reference · 10 cm Pine Hawk-moth · true wingspan · 7.25 cm 1.4× shorter than the convolvulus hawk-moth
Pine Hawk-moth: 72.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 72.5 mm midpoint of the published 65–80 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 2
Common Wasp (large adult) vs Common Eastern Firefly (adult)
Common Eastern Firefly · reference · 1.07 cm Common Wasp · true length · 2 cm 1.9× longer than the common eastern firefly
Common Wasp: 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 3
Human Flea (adult) vs Harlequin Ladybird (adult)
Harlequin Ladybird · reference · 8 mm Human Flea · true length · 1.95 mm 4.1× shorter than the harlequin ladybird
Human Flea: 1.95 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 1.95 mm within the published adult range 1.5-4 mm. Head to abdomen tip in side view; bristles and legs excluded.
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ROUND 4
Early Bumblebee (adult) vs Small White Butterfly (adult · open wings)
Small White Butterfly · reference · 4.8 cm Early Bumblebee · true length · 1.7 cm 2.8× shorter than the small white butterfly
Early Bumblebee: 17 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 17 mm from the published 16–18 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
Click Beetle (adult) vs German Cockroach (adult)
German Cockroach · reference · 1.3 cm Click Beetle · true length · 8.9 mm 1.5× shorter than the German cockroach
Click Beetle: 8.9 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 8.9 mm within the published adult range 7.5-11 mm. Head to elytra tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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