Jerarquía taxonómica:
Lycaenidae → Satyrium sylvinus (Boisduval, 1852)

Familia:
Lycaenidae

Autor:
(Boisduval, 1852)

Sinónimos:
Thecla sylvinus Boisduval, 1852
Thecla dryope Edwards, 1870
Thecla putnami Scudder, 1876
Thecla putnami Edwards, 1877
Thecla itys Edwards, 1882
Satyrium sylvinus subsp. megapallidum Austin, 1998