Thecla

Usage notes
Formerly used as a catch-all genus for hairstreaks, particularly from South America. Most have since been moved to other genera in the tribe (within subfamily ).

Hypernyms

 * ; - subfamily;  - tribe

Hyponyms

 * (brown hairstreak) - type species;, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Etymology
From the name of an apocryphal early Christian martyr,, (from + ).

Proper noun

 * 1) An early Christian saint, whose life is recorded in the apocryphal .
 * 2) * 1990, Karen Armstrong, 8: Karen Armstrong: The Acts of Paul and Thecla, Ann Loades, Feminist Theology: A Reader, page 83,
 * One of the first of the virgin saints to act as an important role model for women was Thecla, the legendary disciple of St Paul.
 * One of the first of the virgin saints to act as an important role model for women was Thecla, the legendary disciple of St Paul.

Translations

 * Arabic: تَقْلَا
 * Armenian: Թեկղի
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Thekla
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ingrian: Vöglä, Vökö
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: Tekla
 * Polish:
 * Russian: Фёкла
 * Spanish: Tecla
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Yakut: Суокулэ