Plate 17: Brimstone and Meadow Brown(?) Butterflies, a Blue Chaser, and Two Small Insects

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a large dragonfly with translucent wings and a blue body in the center. It is accompanied by two butterflies - one with pale green wings on the left and another with orange-brown wings in the bottom center. There is also a small beetle in the bottom left quadrant and another small insect with red and black coloring on the right, just below the dragonfly's wings. The color palette includes shades of blue, green, orange, brown, and hints of yellow.