Bombus

24 species

In Québec, the genus Bombus (family Apidae) counts 24 species of insects. The stars? Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Tricolored Bumble Bee and Two-spotted Bumble Bee, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 18 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. Nord-du-Québec18
  2. Outaouais15
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent14
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  5. Estrie14
  6. Capitale-Nationale13
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  8. Côte-Nord13
  9. Montérégie13
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  12. Lanaudière12
  13. Laurentides12
  14. Montréal11
  15. Mauricie10
  16. Centre-du-Québec9
  17. Laval6