Kebnat

Hylaeus

7 species

In Québec, the genus Hylaeus (family Colletidae) counts 7 species of insects. The stars? Modest Masked Bee, Common Masked Bee and Annulate Masked Bee, the most often observed. The richest region: Montréal, with 4 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. Montréal4
  2. Capitale-Nationale3
  3. Estrie3
  4. Outaouais3
  5. Montérégie3
  6. Côte-Nord2
  7. Mauricie1
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Centre-du-Québec1

Hylaeus 7

Hymenoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Colletidae
All230Apidae47Formicidae42Andrenidae36Vespidae35Megachilidae32Halictidae27Colletidae10Melittidae1
Modest Masked Bee46 observations
Common Masked Bee9 observations
Annulate Masked Bee5 observations
Eastern Masked Bee3 observations
Mesilla Masked Bee3 observations
Cinquefoil Masked Bee2 observations
Slender-faced Masked Bee2 observations