Musaceae plant (Heliconia acuminata) with metamorphosis of southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania), unidentified moth reimagined

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Musaceae plant (Heliconia acuminata) with metamorphosis of southern armyworm (Spodoptera eridania), unidentified moth, and flying wasp, Maria Sybilla Meriaen Over de voortteeling en wonderbaerlyke veranderingen der Surinaemsche insecten, Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717, Mulder, Joseph, b. 1659 or 60, Transfer engraving, hand-colored, 1719, From Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Insects of Suriname), Dutch edition. Moth (above, on red bract): unidentified species of Pyraustinae, Wasp (flying): unidentified species. Vespidae?. Reimagined by Gibon. Classic art with a modern twist

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Photo credit: © Gibon Art / Alamy / Afripics
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