Colletidae (Plasterer Bees)

Species in this group

Leioproctus fulvescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palaeorhiza disrupta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cadeguala occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Callomelitta antipodes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colletes cunicularius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hylaeus alcyoneus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Crawfordapis crawfordi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Palaeorhiza turneriana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hylaeus schwarzii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colletes hyalinus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Hylaeus littleri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colletes hederae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Amphylaeus morosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Colletes thoracicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hyleoides concinna

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hylaeus nubilosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Leioproctus amabilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hylaeus kelvini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Plasterer Bees

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	8 of 18	~30%
	Banksia Bee			~10%
	Littler's Masked Bee			~10%
	Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee			~10%
	Common Wasp-Mimic Bee			<5%
	Cloudy Masked Bee			<5%
	Antipodes Callomelitta			<5%
	Loveable Leioproctus			<5%
	Hylaeus kelvini			<5%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 18	~20%
	Disrupted Beautiful-Masked Bee			~10%
	Turner's Beautiful-Masked Bee			~10%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 18	~10%
	Early Cellophane Bee			~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			~10%
4	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 18	~10%
	Tawny Nesocolletes			~10%
5	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 18	~10%
	Cadeguala occidentalis			~10%
6	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 18	~10%
	Antipodes Callomelitta			~10%
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 18	~10%
	Crawfordapis crawfordi			~10%
8	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Schwarz's Masked Bee			~10%
9	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	~10%
	Hyaline Cellophane Bee			~10%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Rufous-Backed Cellophane Bee			<5%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 18	<5%
	Early Cellophane Bee			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 18	~10%
	Early Cellophane Bee			~10%
2	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 18	~10%
	Early Cellophane Bee			~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			<5%
3	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 18	~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			~10%
4	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 18	~10%
	Early Cellophane Bee			~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			<5%
5	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 18	~10%
	Cadeguala occidentalis			~10%
6	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 18	~10%
	Cloudy Masked Bee			<5%
	Common Wasp-Mimic Bee			<5%
	Banksia Bee			<5%
	Littler's Masked Bee			<5%
7	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 18	~10%
	Littler's Masked Bee			<5%
	Common Wasp-Mimic Bee			<5%
	Cloudy Masked Bee			<5%
8	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 18	~10%
	Early Cellophane Bee			~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			<5%
9	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 18	~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			~10%
	Early Cellophane Bee			<5%
10	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 18	~10%
	Turner's Beautiful-Masked Bee			<5%
	Cloudy Masked Bee			<5%
	Loveable Leioproctus			<5%
11	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 18	~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			~10%
12	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 18	~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			<5%
	Early Cellophane Bee			<5%
13	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 18	~10%
	Banksia Bee			~10%
14	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 18	~10%
	Ivy Cellophane Bee			~10%
15	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 18	~10%
	Early Cellophane Bee			~10%
16	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 18	~10%
	Early Cellophane Bee			~10%
17	Auckland	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 18	<5%
	Common Wasp-Mimic Bee			<5%
18	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Rufous-Backed Cellophane Bee			<5%
19	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Rufous-Backed Cellophane Bee			<5%
20	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Rufous-Backed Cellophane Bee			<5%
21	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Rufous-Backed Cellophane Bee			<5%
22	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 18	<5%
	Early Cellophane Bee			<5%
23	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Rufous-Backed Cellophane Bee			<5%
24	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 18	<5%
	Schwarz's Masked Bee			<5%
25	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 18	<5%
	Early Cellophane Bee			<5%

Plasterer Bees

Species in this group

Tawny Nesocolletes

Disrupted Beautiful-Masked Bee

Cadeguala occidentalis

Antipodes Callomelitta

Early Cellophane Bee

Banksia Bee

Crawfordapis crawfordi

Turner's Beautiful-Masked Bee

Schwarz's Masked Bee

Hyaline Cellophane Bee

Littler's Masked Bee

Ivy Cellophane Bee

Capricious Dimorphic-Masked Bee

Rufous-Backed Cellophane Bee

Common Wasp-Mimic Bee

Cloudy Masked Bee

Loveable Leioproctus

Hylaeus kelvini

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Plasterer Bees

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked