Phylum Arthropoda Siebold, 1848 - arthropods
Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 - insects
Subclass Pterygota Lang, 1888 - winged insects
see Infraclass Pterygota Lang, 1888
Endopterygota Sharp, 1899
Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - butterflies, moths
Suborder Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
see Infraorder Heteroneura Tillyard, 1918
Superfamily Papilionoidea Latreille, 1802
Family Lycaenidae Leach, 1815 - gossamer-winged butterflies
Subfamily Polyommatinae Swainson, 1827
Tribe Polyommatini Swainson, 1827 - blues
Genus Polyommatus Latreille, 1804