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Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Insects
Introduced
Western Honey Bee, photo 1 of 5
Western Honey Bee, Larva
Western Honey Bee, Pupa
15–20 mmLength

Hymenopteran in the family Apidae 15–20 mm long. Introduced to Québec. Lives on the tundra.

There are 3,015 observations of Western Honey Bee in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in every region. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal1,314
  2. Montérégie419
  3. Laurentides249
  4. Capitale-Nationale234
  5. Estrie208
  6. Outaouais198
  7. Laval87
  8. Lanaudière64
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent59
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches52
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean38
  12. Mauricie29
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue23
  14. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine19
  15. Centre-du-Québec13
  16. Côte-Nord7
  17. Nord-du-Québec2

Habitat

TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassInsectaOrderHymenopteraFamilyApidae
GenusApis

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