Bombus sitkensis
Sitka bumblebee
Apidae
Vancouver Island Lower Mainland Coast Galiano
Observation notes
First documented by Fletcher, 1902, with extensive historical record in the Pacific Maritime (see Best list for historical record to 2000). Biodiversity Galiano Life List: (K. Harris), 2017, Galiano (specimen LRB17-3790, Lincoln Best, private collection). Ratti et al. 2008: Fraser Valley. Guzman et al., 2023: (Elle), 2005; (Gielens), 2009; (Wray), 2012; (Kelly), 2017, Vancouver Island. NBSBC Bee Atlas Database: (Zand), 2021, 2022, 2023; (Gadzik), (Young), 2022, Vancouver Island; (Cruise), 2022, Sunshine Coast; (Young), 2022, Squamish. iNaturalist: widespread throughout the Pacific Maritime, from 2006.