hairstreak

hair·streak

H0016200 (hâr′strēk′)n. Any of numerous butterflies of the subfamily Theclinae, having transverse streaks on the undersurface of the wings and fine, hairlike projections on the hind wings.

hairstreak

(ˈhɛəˌstriːk) n (Animals) any small butterfly of the genus Callophrys and related genera, having fringed wings marked with narrow white streaks: family Lycaenidae

hair•streak

(ˈhɛərˌstrik)

n. any small, dark butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, having hairlike tails on the hind wings. [1810–20]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hairstreak - small butterflies having striped markings under the wingshairstreak butterflylycaenid, lycaenid butterfly - any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidaegenus Strymon, Strymon - large and widely distributed genus of hairstreak butterfliesStrymon melinus - larvae are pests of various economic plants