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Eristalis tenax
It looks like a honey bee but it is different in the shape of the eyes and the legs as far as I can tell.
Semi desert
This is a species of Syrphid Fly (Family Syrphidae) that mimics bees.
I would consider checking out Genus Eristalis for your area.
It looks very similar to this spotting of mine from the USA:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/...
Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 29, 2012
