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. Biodiversity Galiano Life List: 2017, Galiano. Ratti et al. 2008: Fraser Valley. Guzman et al., 2023: 2005; 2009; 2012; 2017, Vancouver Island. NBSBC Bee Atlas Database: 2021, 2022, 2023; 2022, Vancouver Island; 2022, Sunshine Coast; 2022, Squamish. iNaturalist: widespread throughout the Pacific Maritime, from 2006.