| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Hexapoda |
| Class: Insecta |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea |
| Family: Yponomeutidae |
| Subfamily: Attevinae |
| Genus: Atteva |
| Subject: Atteva aurea Cramer, 1781 |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Sapindales |
| Family: Simaroubaceae |
| Genus: Ailanthus |
| Subject: Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle |