ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 55 · OCTOBER 28, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 28
The five Insects silhouettes for October 28, 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 55 ran from a two-spot ladybird (5 mm) to a devil's flower mantis (13 cm). The widest gap was round 2, Large White Butterfly against Oriental Beetle, at 7.5×; the closest call was round 4, Green-veined White against American Cockroach, only 1.1× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Small Blue Butterfly (adult) vs Two-spot Ladybird (adult)
Two-spot Ladybird · reference · 5 mm Small Blue Butterfly · true wingspan · 2.25 cm 4.5× wider than the two-spot ladybird
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 2
Large White Butterfly (adult) vs Oriental Beetle (adult)
Oriental Beetle · reference · 8.1 mm Large White Butterfly · true wingspan · 6.05 cm 7.5× wider than the oriental beetle
Large White Butterfly: 60.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 60.5 mm from the published 58–63 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
Common Red Soldier Beetle (adult) vs Painted Lady (adult)
Painted Lady · reference · 6.6 cm Common Red Soldier Beetle · true length · 1 cm 6.6× shorter than the painted lady
Common Red Soldier Beetle: 10 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 10 mm from the published 10 mm length. Front edge of the pronotum, which covers the head, to the abdomen tip; open wings, antennae and legs excluded. Outline rotated to align the body.
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ROUND 4
Green-veined White (adult) vs American Cockroach (adult)
American Cockroach · reference · 4 cm Green-veined White · true wingspan · 4.6 cm 1.1× wider than the American cockroach
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 5
Monarch Butterfly (adult · open wings) vs Devil's Flower Mantis (adult female)
Devil's Flower Mantis · reference · 13 cm Monarch Butterfly · true wingspan · 9 cm 1.4× shorter than the devil's flower mantis
Monarch Butterfly: 90 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 90 mm within published 2.5–4.0 inch wingspan (63.5–101.6 mm). Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread.
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