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.

  • cabbagee@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    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