Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Lepidoptera [orde]
Ditrysia [onderorde]
Lycaenioidea [onderklasse]
Lycaenidae [familie]
Lycaeninae [onderfamilie]
Lycaena [genus]
Genus Lycaena heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Lycaena hippothoe [species]
Lycaena phlaeas [species]
Lycaena tityrus [species]
Lycaena virgaureae [species]