Can anyone confirm?
I absolutely couldn't believe that I spotted this absolute beauty in the tree. I was shining my headlamp out the car window when I was herping and saw it out the corner of my eye perched on a branch. I screamed "STOP STOP" and immediately jumped out the car and ran over to take a look at this moth 😍
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (dark-form female)
What is the black ball close to its head? It looks almost like a 3rd eye???