How Wide Is Luna moth? 11.5 cm (4.53 in) Compared

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Luna moth (11.5 cm) drawn to scale beside a large coin (2.4 cm) and a smartphone (14.7 cm) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: Large coin (2.4 cm), Luna moth (11.5 cm) and Smartphone (14.7 cm).

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How big is that, really?

About 78% of the height of a smartphone
About 1.3× the length of a credit card
As wide as about 5 large coins side by side
About 30% of the height of a bowling pin
About 16× the length of a grain of rice

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Facts about Luna moth

The luna moth lives for about a week as an adult and does not eat because it lacks functional mouthparts.

Source: Smithsonian’s National Zoo — Luna Moth; University of Florida IFAS — Luna Moth

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Luna moth
Bee hummingbird	5.5 cm (2.17 in)	0.48×
Monarch butterfly	9.5 cm (3.74 in)	0.83×
Luna moth	11.5 cm (4.53 in)	this page
Venus flytrap	15 cm (5.91 in)	1.3×
Pygmy marmoset	15 cm (5.91 in)	1.3×
Common blue morpho	15 cm (5.91 in)	1.3×
Peacock mantis shrimp	18 cm (7.09 in)	1.6×
Fennec fox	20 cm (7.87 in)	1.7×
Axolotl	23 cm (9.06 in)	2×
Atlas moth	24 cm (9.45 in)	2.1×

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Which is bigger: Luna moth or Monarch butterfly?

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