| Kingdom: Animalia | 
| Phylum: Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: Hexapoda | 
| Class: Insecta | 
| Infraclass: Neoptera | 
| Subclass: Pterygota | 
| Order: Diptera | 
| Suborder: Brachycera | 
| Infraorder: Cyclorrhapha | 
| Superfamily: Aschiza | 
| Family: Syrphidae | 
| Subject: syrphid or flower flies | 
| Kingdom: Plantae | 
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta | 
| Class: Magnoliopsida | 
| Subclass: Asteridae | 
| Order: Solanales | 
| Family: Solanaceae | 
| Genus: Nicotiana | 
| Subject: Nicotiana tabacum (flue-cured type) L. |