| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: Bombycoidea |
| Family: Saturniidae |
| Subfamily: Ceratocampinae |
| Genus: Dryocampa |
| Subject: Dryocampa rubicunda (Fabricius) |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Sapindales |
| Family: Sapindaceae |
| Genus: Acer |
| Subject: Acer rubrum L. |