Bombus melanopygus
Orange-rumbed bumblebee
Apidae
Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Coast Galiano
Observation notes
First documented by Cresson, 1878a, with extensive historical record in the Pacific Maritime (see Best list for historical record to 2000). Tommasi et al. 2004: Greater Vancouver Area. Ratti et al. 2008: Fraser Valley. Biodiversity Galiano Life List: (G.G.E. Scudder), 1978, Galiano. Guzman et al., 2023: (Elle), 2005; (Neame), 2007; (Gielens), 2009, 2010; (Wray), 2012; (Gillespie), 2014, 2015; (Kelly), 2017, Vancouver Island. (Button), 2011, Abbotsford; (Gehrels), 2013; (Toshack), 2015; (Bobiwash), 2016, Lower Mainland. NBSBC Bee Atlas Database: (Zand), (Nicholls), (Gadzik), 2022, Vancouver Island; (Cruise), 2022, Sunshine Coast; (Harrison)), ((Wong), (Carmichael), (Lee), 2023, Vancouver Island. iNaturalist: Common throughout the Pacific Maritime, from 2006.