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 Miletinae Reuter, 1896 (1886)
                   1 Tribe [Miletini] Reuter, 1896 (1886)
                   2 Tribe Tarakini Eliot, 1973
                   3 Tribe Lachnocnemini Clench, 1955
                   4 Tribe Spalgini Toxopeus, 1929