| Kingdom: Animalia |
| Phylum: Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: Atelocerata |
| Class: Hexapoda (including Insecta) |
| Infraclass: Neoptera |
| Subclass: Pterygota |
| Order: Diptera |
| Suborder: Nematocera |
| Infraorder: Bibionomorpha |
| Family: Cecidomyiidae |
| Subfamily: Cecidomyiinae |
| Tribe: Cecidomyiini |
| Genus: Contarinia |
| Subject: Contarinia virginianae (Felt, 1906) |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Rosidae |
| Order: Rosales |
| Family: Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: Maloideae |
| Genus: Prunus |
| Subject: Prunus virginiana L. |