Plate 27: An Eyed Hawk-Moth, Two Chyrsalides, and Other Insects

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image features a moth with brown wings, a wasp-like insect above it, and a white cocoon or chrysalis to the right. Also visible are a ladybird beetle to the left of the moth, a beetle with a yellow and black pattern to the right, and two dark brown pupal cases below the moth. All these elements are enclosed within an oval in the center of a light-colored background.