Kebnat

Polistes

2 species

In Québec, the genus Polistes (family Vespidae) counts 2 species of insects. The stars? Northern Paper Wasp and European Paper Wasp, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 2 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  2. Capitale-Nationale2
  3. Mauricie2
  4. Estrie2
  5. Montréal2
  6. Outaouais2
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  8. Laval2
  9. Lanaudière2
  10. Laurentides2
  11. Montérégie2
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  14. Côte-Nord1
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Polistes 2

Hymenoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Vespidae
All230Apidae47Formicidae42Andrenidae36Vespidae35Megachilidae32Halictidae27Colletidae10Melittidae1
Northern Paper Wasp931 observations
European Paper Wasp789 observations