Insect with wings of short span Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Insect with wings of short span last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is EPHEMERA.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EPHEMERA Insect with wings of short span (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 14, 2015
41% EPHEMERAL Describing insects with wings  of short span (9)
3% FLY Flying insect with a single pair of transparent wings (3) (3) Mirror Quiz Sep 7, 2025
3% WASPS Winged stingers (5) LA Times Daily Sep 7, 2025
3% CICADAS Noisy winged insects (7) Commuter Sep 5, 2025
3% ELLS Building wings (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 26, 2025
3% ERA Notable span (3) Premier Sunday Aug 24, 2025
3% LOCUST Insect (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 21, 2025
3% ELL Building wing (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 19, 2025
3% HORSEFLY Bloodsucking winged insect (8) (8) Puzzler Aug 18, 2025

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