| Kanji | 鎧揚羽蝶 |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | Yoroi agehachō |
| Translation | Armored swallowtail butterfly |
| Date | 1185 |
| Owner | Taira |
| Categories | Animal: Butterfly, Color: Black on Red |
| Notes | Used by the Taira clan, traditionally said to date back to the battle of Dan no Ura in 1185. See also Mon of the Samurai on Fireflies Sing. |
| Sources | Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Heraldry. Osprey Publishing, 2002. pg. A fig. 4. Turnbull, Stephen. Samurai Heraldry. Osprey Publishing, 2002. pg. 9. “Ageha-cho.svg”. Wikimedia Commons. (for image) An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Family Crests. Graphic-sha, 2001. pg. 240 fig. 5. (for Japanese) |
