Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Lepidoptera [orde]
Ditrysia [onderorde]
Sesioidea [onderklasse]
Sesiidae [familie]
Sesiinae [onderfamilie]
Sesia [genus]
Sesia apiformis [species]