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. Tommasi et al. 2004: Greater Vancouver Area. Ratti et al. 2008: Fraser Valley. Biodiversity Galiano Life List: 1978, Galiano. Guzman et al., 2023: 2005; 2007; 2009, 2010; 2012; 2014, 2015; 2017, Vancouver Island. 2011, Abbotsford; 2013; 2015; 2016, Lower Mainland. NBSBC Bee Atlas Database: 2022, Vancouver Island; 2022, Sunshine Coast;), 2023, Vancouver Island. iNaturalist: Common throughout the Pacific Maritime, from 2006.