| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Coleoptera |
| Suborder: Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: Cucujiformia |
| Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: Cerambycidae |
| Subfamily: Lamiinae |
| Tribe: Saperdini |
| Genus: Saperda |
| Subject: Saperda calcarata Say, 1824 |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Dilleniidae |
| Order: Salicales |
| Family: Salicaceae |
| Genus: Populus |
| Subject: Populus spp. L. |