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Sweat Bees

Halictidae · 27 species

In Québec, the family Halictidae (order Hymenoptera) counts 27 species of insects. The stars? Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee, Orange-legged Furrow Bee and Ligated Furrow Bee, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 16 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. Montréal16
  2. Montérégie13
  3. Estrie12
  4. Capitale-Nationale11
  5. Mauricie9
  6. Laurentides9
  7. Outaouais8
  8. Lanaudière7
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  10. Laval5
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  12. Centre-du-Québec3
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Côte-Nord2
  15. Nord-du-Québec2
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Sweat Bees 27

Hymenoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Halictidae
All230Apidae47Formicidae42Andrenidae36Vespidae35Megachilidae32Halictidae27Colletidae10Melittidae1
Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee478 observations
Orange-legged Furrow Bee316 observations
Ligated Furrow Bee181 observations
Pure Green Sweat bee121 observations
Confusing Furrow Bee62 observations
Golden Sweat Bee27 observations
Leathery Sweat Bee10 observations
White-banded Sweat Bee8 observations
Black-and-green Metallic-Sweat bee4 observations
Bristle Sweat Bee4 observations
Deep-blue Sweat Bee4 observations
Fine striped sweat bee4 observations
Silky Striped Sweat Bee3 observations
Buttercup Blood Bee3 observations
Quebec Sweat Bee3 observations
Hairy Sweat Bee3 observations
Friendless Sweat Bee2 observations
Brown-winged Striped Sweat Bee1 observations
Davis's Cuckoo Sweat Bee1 observations
Lineated Metallic Sweat Bee1 observations
Cresson's Sweat Bee1 observations
Pickerelweed Shortface1 observations
Experienced Sweat Bee1 observations
Zephyr Sweat Bee1 observations
Rugose-chested Sweat BeeLasioglossum pectorale
Evening Primrose Sweat BeeLasioglossum oenotherae
Bull-headed Furrow BeeLasioglossum zonulus