| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: Curculionoidea |
| Family: Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: Scolytinae |
| Tribe: Scolytini: Ipina |
| Genus: Ips |
| Subject: Ips confusus (LeConte, 1876) |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Coniferophyta |
| Class: Pinopsida |
| Order: Pinales |
| Family: Pinaceae |
| Genus: Pinus |
| Subject: Pinus edulis Engelm. |