Plate 15: Grayling Butterfly, Magpie Moth, and Two Chrysalides

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image shows two large butterflies prominently, with one on the left and the other slightly to the right, both featuring detailed patterns on their wings. Below them, there are three smaller subjects, including two chrysalis forms in the mid-left and mid-right, and an emerging butterfly with its wings partially spread at the lower center of the image. All these elements are framed within an oval delineation, set against a plain white background.