Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulated, segmented invertebrates with a chitinous exoskeleton)
Class: Insecta (Insects: six legs, two pairs of wings, terrestrial)
Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths, from the Greek: lepidos, meaning "scale" and ptera, meaning "wing")
FAMILY: LYCAENIDAE (Skollies, Hairstreaks, Coppers, Blues)
Subfamily: Polyommatinae (Blues, mostly ant associated)
Tribe: Polyommatini
