| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Hemiptera |
| Suborder: Sternorrhyncha |
| Superfamily: Aphidoidea |
| Family: Aphididae |
| Subfamily: Aphidinae |
| Tribe: Aphidini |
| Genus: Aphis |
| Subject: Aphis gossypii Glover, 1877 |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Dilleniidae |
| Order: Malvales |
| Family: Malvaceae |
| Genus: Hibiscus |
| Subject: Hibiscus spp. L. |