Could this be Bombus bimaculatus? - Bombus bimaculatus
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA July 3, 2017
Could this be a Bombus bimaculatus, or just a somewhat unusual impatiens?
This girl seemed a bit different from the usual bumble bee that I see in my garden - that lobe of blonde hairs extending down along the back of her abdomen is out of the ordinary.