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Colorful insects

Bright colours in insects warn predators, attract mates or come from light bouncing off tiny scales. These all fit the Insects × Colorful square from a past Overlaple puzzle.

This pair comes from a past Overlaple puzzle: Tuesday, 29 September 2026, where “Insects” and “Colorful” met in one square. That page lists the best answers players gave.

Jev, the AI judge that scores Overlaple, says whether it fits both.

17 things that fit both

  1. LadybugRed or orange wing cases with black spots.
  2. ButterflyMany butterflies have bright patterned wings.
  3. Blue morphoShimmering electric-blue wings.
  4. Monarch butterflyOrange wings veined in black, dotted with white.
  5. Orchid mantisPink and white, looking like an orchid flower.
  6. Jewel beetleMetallic green, blue and gold shells.
  7. Peacock butterflyRed-brown wings with blue and yellow eyespots.
  8. Rosy maple mothA fuzzy pink and yellow moth.
  9. Emerald cockroach waspA metallic blue-green wasp.
  10. Cuckoo waspShines in metallic green, blue and red.
  11. Picasso bugA shield bug with a blue and orange pattern like a painting.
  12. Madagascan sunset mothWings in iridescent red, green, blue and gold.
  13. Dogbane leaf beetleShines in metallic green, copper and red.
  14. Ulysses butterflyBright blue wings edged in black.
  15. Golden tortoise beetleShines like gold and can change colour.
  16. Rainbow stag beetleMetallic shells in green, gold, red or blue.
  17. Painted grasshopperCovered in bright yellow, red and blue patterns.

Like finding things that fit two categories? That is the whole idea of Overlaple, a free daily 3×3 word puzzle: each square is where a row category meets a column category, and you name one thing that fits both. An AI judge scores every answer.

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