Plate 65: A Cricket Surrounded by Insects, Including a Ruby-Tailed Wasp

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a central large black insect surrounded by several smaller insects of different types and colors. The color palette includes earth tones with the black insect standing out amidst softer hues like browns, yellows, reddish tones, and green on the smaller insects. The main insect is positioned towards the middle of the image, while the smaller insects encircle it within an oval frame. To the left of the main insect, there is a mix of small, winged and crawling insects. Towards the right, there are additional insects, including one with visible red wings and green body. The insects are spread across the page, mostly within a light brown oval shape.