Plasterer Bees

Colletidae · 10 species

In Québec, the family Colletidae (order Hymenoptera) counts 10 species of insects. The stars? Unequal Cellophane Bee, Modest Masked Bee and Spine-shouldered Cellophane Bee, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 6 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montréal6
  2. Capitale-Nationale5
  3. Estrie5
  4. Montérégie5
  5. Outaouais4
  6. Laurentides3
  7. Mauricie2
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  9. Côte-Nord2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  14. Lanaudière1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1