Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Copper colored bumblebee? , 1 by HermanVonPetri

HermanVonPetri wrote:
I recently rediscovered these photos I took of a possible bumblebee last spring in North Texas. It seems to hit all of the common traits for a typical bumblebee except for the apparent lack of any black on its body. It seems to be an even copper color all over. No guides I\'ve seen suggest a bumblebee quite like it.

Is this a trick of the light perhaps? The copper color persisted from all viewing angles. Is it just covered in pollen? Or maybe it is an atypical variant.