Blue Underwing Moth and Spurge Hawk Moth (plate 25 from Ignis)

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

This is a detailed painting of two moths with their wings outstretched, seen from above. The larger moth on top has dark brown and grey wings with blue stripes, while the smaller moth below has wings in light brown, pink, and red tones. The moths are encircled by a thin golden line, and the numerals "XXV" are printed on the right side. The background is blank, off-white paper.