This is a detailed watercolor painting of a pawpaw plant and its fruit, with insects depicted on and around it. The plant's stem is a light brown with darker stripes, and it supports large, deeply lobed, dark green leaves that radiate outwards. A cut-open pawpaw fruit dominates the lower portion of the image. The fruit's interior is a pale yellow, filled with numerous small, black seeds. Several caterpillars, varying in color from pale green to reddish-brown, are crawling on the stem and leaves. Two butterflies, one with orange and black markings and the other a pale gray, are positioned near the fruit and leaves. The background is a plain, off-white color, which emphasizes the detail and color of the plant and insects. The painting has a scientific illustration style, with precise rendering of the plant's anatomy and the insects' features. A signature is visible in the lower left corner, and a number '48' is in the lower right corner.