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[SERIOUS] Height of a moth? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by CinnamonTheCat@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org

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What is the average height of a moth from head to tail? (highlighted in the picture via a red line) I need to know this for a species I am making for an RPG. Unfortunately, I only was able to find a wing-span of a moth.

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[–] cabbagee@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Really what you care about is the ratio of wingspan to body length in the kind of moth you're creating. There are a lot of different kind of moths out there. Find the one you like, then math it out.

Find your ideal moth
Google that moth's wingspan, "A"
Use a tool like maybe pixels in a line or even a ruler against your computer screen to find the ratio. You want wingspan, "W" and height "H"
The ratios of real world measurements to what shows up on your screen will be roughly the same, so A/W = X/H. You can find the approximate real world height with X = H * A / W

Or just look at the moth and make a best guess. Anyone who calls you out can do the math themselves ;p