SilkWing Names - Letter A
Ace (As in the Indian Ace/Ceylon Ace butterfly.) Achemon (As in the Achemon Sphinx moth.) Acmon (As in the Acmon Blue butterfly.) Acraga (A genus of moths.) Actias (A genus of moths.) Adonis (As in the Adonis Blue butterfly.) Aethes (A genus of moths.) Agathina (As in the Agathina Emperor butterfly.) Agavus (As in the Agavus Cattleheart butterfly.) Agrias (A small genus of butterflies.) Aguna (A genus of butterflies.) Alexandra (As in the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing, the largest butterfly in the world.) Alexanor (The Alexanor butterfly.) Alianthus (As in the Alianthus webworm moth.) Amber (As in the Amber phantom butterfly.) Amberwing (The Amberwing butterfly.) Anastrus (A genus of skippers- a group of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.) Angle (As in the Angle shades moth.) Anise (As in the Anise swallowtail butterfly.) Annulet (The Annulet moth, sometimes also known as the Scottish annulet.) Antenna (Either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects.) Antiochus (As in the Antiochus longwing butterfly.) Apatura (A genus of butterflies commonly known as emperors.) Apaturina (A monotypic genus of butterflies, containing only the Turquoise emperor.) Apefly (A small species of butterfly.) Aphrodite (As in the Aphrodite fritillary butterfly.) Apodemia (A genus of metalmark butterflies.) Apollo (A type of butterfly.) Apricot (As in the apricot sulfur butterfly.) Archduke (A genus of butterflies.) Arctic (As in the Arctic Katahdin butterfly.) Arctiini (A tribe of tiger moths.) Arctiinae (A large and diverse subfamily of moths.) Arctiites (An extinct monotypic moth genus.) Argent (As in the Argent and sable moth.) Argus (As in the Meadow argus butterfly.) Armyworm (The caterpillars of some members of two different moth genera.) Arrowhead (As in the Arrowhead blue butterfly.) Arthemis (As in Limenitis arthemis, the scientific name of the red-spotted purple or white admiral butterfly.) Ashworth (As in the Ashworth's rustic moth.) Ashen (As in the Ashen moth, also known as the Yellowtail moth.) Atlas (As in the Atlas moth.) Atropos (As in the Acherontia atropos, scientific name of the African death's-head hawkmoth. Acherontia can work as well.) Attacus (A genus of moths. Also part of the scientific name for the Atlas moth, Attacus atlas.) Azure (A bright blue color.)
