Bombus fervidus
Golden Northern bumblebee
Apidae
Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Coast
Observation notes
First documented by Taylor, 1884, with extensive historical record in the Pacific Maritime (see Best list for historical record to 2000). Biodiversity Galiano Life List: (G.G.E. Scudder), 1985, Galiano. Ratti et al. 2008: Fraser Valley. Guzman et al., 2023: (Elle), 2005; (Neame), 2007, Vancouver Island. M. Clausen, Masters thesis: 2017, Delta. Guzman et al., 2023: (Elle), 2005; (Neame), 2007; (Wray), 2012; (Gillespie), 2014, 2015; (Kelly), 2017, Vancouver Island. (Button), 2011, Abbotsford. (Gehrels), 2013; (Toshack), 2015; (Bobiwash), 2016, Lower Mainland. iNaturalist: Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley, from 2015. Note: B. californicus and B. fervidus are conspecific, representing two intergrading colour forms.