[ noun ] small butterflies having striped markings under the wings <noun.animal>
Hairstreak \Hair"streak`\ (-str[=e]k`), n. A butterfly of the genus {Thecla}; as, the green hairstreak ({Thecla rubi}).
Thecla \Thec"la\, n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to {Thecla} and allied genera; -- called also {hairstreak}, and {elfin}.