ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 59 · NOVEMBER 1, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: November 1
The five Insects silhouettes for November 1, 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 59 ran from a rose chafer (1.85 cm) to a Queen Alexandra's birdwing (26 cm). The widest gap was round 4, Painted Lady against Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, at 3.9×; the closest call was round 3, American Cockroach against Luna Moth, only 2.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Common Blue Butterfly (adult) vs Convolvulus Hawk-moth (adult)
Convolvulus Hawk-moth · reference · 10 cm Common Blue Butterfly · true wingspan · 3.25 cm 3.1× shorter than the convolvulus hawk-moth
Common Blue Butterfly: 32.5 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 32.5 mm from the published 29–36 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
Rose Chafer (adult) vs Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle (male · horn included)
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle · reference · 5.5 cm Rose Chafer · true length · 1.85 cm 3.0× shorter than the Japanese rhinoceros beetle
Rose Chafer: 18.5 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 18.5 mm from the published 17–20 mm length. This is the range midpoint, not a species-wide average. Head to elytra tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 3
American Cockroach (adult) vs Luna Moth (adult · open wings)
Luna Moth · reference · 9 cm American Cockroach · true length · 4 cm 2.3× shorter than the luna moth
American Cockroach: 40 mm body length for the selected adult. Published average adult head-to-abdomen length 40 mm (Biodiversity of Singapore, Diagnosis). Head to abdomen tip; antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 4
Painted Lady (adult) vs Queen Alexandra's Birdwing (adult female · open wings)
Queen Alexandra's Birdwing · reference · 26 cm Painted Lady · true wingspan · 6.6 cm 3.9× shorter than the Queen Alexandra's birdwing
Painted Lady: 66 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 66 mm from the published 58–74 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
Migrant Hawker (adult) vs Noble Chafer (adult)
Noble Chafer · reference · 2 cm Migrant Hawker · true length · 6.3 cm 3.1× longer than the noble chafer
Migrant Hawker: 63 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 63 mm from the published 63 mm length. Head to abdomen tip; wings and legs excluded.
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