a. Entom. [f. mod.L. Thecla, generic name + -AN.) Belonging to the genus Thecla of butterflies, comprising the Hair-streaks.
1884. Stand. Nat. Hist. (1888), II. 478. Among the grandest of the group are T[hecla] coronata, T. imperialis, and T. regalis, which are Brazilian species, and, as their names imply, are the regnant beauties of the Theclan court.
