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INSECTS

Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee

Colletes simulans

Insects
Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee, photo 1 of 5
Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee, Male
Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee, Female

Hymenopteran in the family Colletidae. Feeds on nectar.

There are 12 observations of Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Chaudière-Appalaches and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie3
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  3. Laurentides2
  4. Capitale-Nationale2
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  6. Estrie1
  7. Montréal1

Similar species

Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Orange-legged Furrow BeeHalictus rubicundus