ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 54 · OCTOBER 27, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 27
The five Insects silhouettes for October 27, 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 54 ran from a black garden ant (3 mm) to a convolvulus hawk-moth (10 cm). The widest gap was round 5, Black Garden Ant against Pine Hawk-moth, at 24×; the closest call was round 2, Brown Hawker 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
Small White Butterfly (adult · open wings) vs Mourning Cloak (adult · open wings)
Mourning Cloak · reference · 8 cm Small White Butterfly · true wingspan · 4.8 cm 1.7× shorter than the mourning cloak
Small White Butterfly: 48 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 48 mm within published wingspan 38–57 mm. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread.
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ROUND 2
Brown Hawker (adult) vs Convolvulus Hawk-moth (adult)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth · reference · 10 cm Brown Hawker · true length · 7.3 cm 1.4× shorter than the convolvulus hawk-moth
Brown Hawker: 73 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 73 mm from the published 73 mm length. Head to abdomen tip; wings and legs excluded.
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ROUND 3
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (large adult) vs Holly Blue (adult)
Holly Blue · reference · 3 cm Buff-tailed Bumblebee · true length · 2.1 cm 1.4× shorter than the holly blue
Buff-tailed Bumblebee: 21 mm body length for the selected large adult. Selected 21 mm within published 20–22 mm range. Head to abdomen tip; wings, legs and antennae excluded.
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ROUND 4
Banded Demoiselle (adult) vs Southern Hawker (adult)
Southern Hawker · reference · 7 cm Banded Demoiselle · true length · 4.5 cm 1.6× shorter than the southern hawker
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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ROUND 5
Black Garden Ant (worker) vs Pine Hawk-moth (adult)
Pine Hawk-moth · reference · 7.25 cm Black Garden Ant · true length · 3 mm 24× shorter than the pine hawk-moth
Black Garden Ant: 3 mm body length for the selected worker. Published worker length 3 mm. Head to abdomen tip; antennae and legs excluded. Side outline rotated to align the body.
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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.