| Kingdom: Animalia | 
| Phylum: Arthropoda | 
| Subphylum: Hexapoda | 
| Class: Insecta | 
| Infraclass: Neoptera | 
| Subclass: Pterygota | 
| Order: Hymenoptera | 
| Suborder: Apocrita | 
| Superfamily: Apoidea | 
| Family: Apidae | 
| Subfamily: Apinae | 
| Tribe: Apini | 
| Genus: Apis | 
| Subject: Apis mellifera Linnaeus | 
| Kingdom: Plantae | 
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta | 
| Class: Magnoliopsida | 
| Subclass: Dilleniidae | 
| Order: Violales | 
| Family: Cucurbitaceae | 
| Genus: Coccinia | 
| Subject: Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt |