ALL ANSWERS · INSECTS · DAILY No. 61 · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Size It Up Insects answer: November 3
The five Insects silhouettes for November 3, 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 61 ran from a seven-spot ladybird (6.6 mm) to a peacock butterfly (6.9 cm). The widest gap was round 2, Common Red Soldier Beetle against Stag Beetle, at 6.5×; the closest call was round 1, Click Beetle against Seven-spot Ladybird, only 1.3× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Click Beetle (adult) vs Seven-spot Ladybird (adult)
Seven-spot Ladybird · reference · 6.6 mm Click Beetle · true length · 8.9 mm 1.3× longer than the seven-spot ladybird
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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ROUND 2
Common Red Soldier Beetle (adult) vs Stag Beetle (male · jaws included)
Stag Beetle · reference · 6.5 cm Common Red Soldier Beetle · true length · 1 cm 6.5× shorter than the stag beetle
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 3
Marmalade Hoverfly (adult) vs Gatekeeper Butterfly (adult)
Gatekeeper Butterfly · reference · 4.25 cm Marmalade Hoverfly · true length · 9.8 mm 4.3× shorter than the gatekeeper butterfly
Marmalade Hoverfly: 9.8 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 9.8 mm within the published adult range 9-12 mm. Head to abdomen tip; wings, antennae and legs excluded.
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ROUND 4
Wasp Beetle (adult) vs Orange-tip Butterfly (adult)
Orange-tip Butterfly · reference · 4.6 cm Wasp Beetle · true length · 1.6 cm 2.9× shorter than the orange-tip butterfly
Wasp Beetle: 16 mm body length for the selected adult. Selected 16 mm from the published 16 mm length. Head to elytra tip; the long antennae and the legs are excluded. Outline rotated to align the body.
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ROUND 5
Peacock Butterfly (adult · open wings) vs Small Blue Butterfly (adult)
Small Blue Butterfly · reference · 2.25 cm Peacock Butterfly · true wingspan · 6.9 cm 3.1× wider than the small blue butterfly
Peacock Butterfly: 69 mm wingspan for the selected adult. Selected 69 mm within published wingspan 63–75 mm. Furthest left to furthest right wingtip with wings spread.
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