ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 56 · OCTOBER 29, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: October 29
The five Insects silhouettes for October 29, 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 56 ran from a red flour beetle (3.45 mm) to a giant swallowtail (17.5 cm). The widest gap was round 5, Mourning Cloak against Red Flour Beetle, at 23×; the closest call was round 3, Convolvulus Hawk-moth against Death's-head Hawkmoth, only 1.2× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Luna Moth (adult · open wings) vs Puriri Moth (adult female · open wings)
Puriri Moth · reference · 15 cm Luna Moth · true wingspan · 9 cm 1.7× shorter than the puriri moth
Luna Moth: 90 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 90 mm within published adult wingspan 75–105 mm. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip; trailing hindwing tails do not define this span.
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ROUND 2
Common Wasp (large adult) vs Southern Wood Ant (worker)
Southern Wood Ant · reference · 6 mm Common Wasp · true length · 2 cm 3.3× longer than the southern wood ant
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
Convolvulus Hawk-moth (adult) vs Death's-head Hawkmoth (adult · open wings)
Death's-head Hawkmoth · reference · 11.8 cm Convolvulus Hawk-moth · true wingspan · 10 cm 1.2× shorter than the death's-head hawkmoth
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 4
Giant Swallowtail (adult male · open wings) vs Great Diving Beetle (adult)
Great Diving Beetle · reference · 4.4 cm Giant Swallowtail · true wingspan · 17.5 cm 4.0× wider than the great diving beetle
Giant Swallowtail: 175 mm wingspan for the selected adult male. Selected 175 mm for a large male; the published male wingspan averages about 150 mm and reaches 190 mm. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread; trailing hindwing tails do not define this span.
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ROUND 5
Mourning Cloak (adult · open wings) vs Red Flour Beetle (adult)
Red Flour Beetle · reference · 3.45 mm Mourning Cloak · true wingspan · 8 cm 23× wider than the red flour beetle
Mourning Cloak: 80 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 80 mm within published wingspan 2.5–3.5 inches (63.5–88.9 mm). Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread.
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