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title: "Unequal Cellophane Bee"
description: "Colletes inaequalis — Insecten en spinnen. Colletes inaequalis is a common species of plasterer bee (family Colletidae), native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/unequal-cellophane-bee
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Unequal Cellophane Bee

> Colletes inaequalis — Insecten en spinnen. Colletes inaequalis is a common species of plasterer bee (family Colletidae), native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Colletes inaequalis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9330
- Wikidata: [Q3062683](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3062683)
- iNaturalist taxon: [199041](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/199041)

## Names

- en: Unequal Cellophane Bee

## Countries with the most observations

US (5201), CA (705)

## Summary

Colletes inaequalis is a common species of plasterer bee (family Colletidae), native to North America. Like other species in the genus, it builds cells in underground nests that are lined with a polyester secretion, earning the genus the nickname of polyester bees. C. inaequalis is a pollinator of red maple trees, willow trees, and apple trees.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colletes_inaequalis

## Photo

![Unequal Cellophane Bee](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/unequal-cellophane-bee/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erik Schiff · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292856645

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/unequal-cellophane-bee?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).