Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Lepidoptera [orde]
Ditrysia [onderorde]
Noctuoidea [onderklasse]
Notodontidae [familie]
Thaumetopoeinae [onderfamilie]
Thaumetopoea [genus]
Thaumetopoea processionea [species]