Platycheirus (Sedgesitters)

EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/aug/01/#incident-1072893">FOLLOW UP &#8212; 600 block of C ST 7:28 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/aug/01/#incident-1072889">PATROL CHECK &#8212; 1800 block of ALLARD AV 7:26 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/aug/01/#incident-1072891">PATROL CHECK &#8212; 3500 block of BROADWAY ST 7:24 p.m.
CHP: Animal Hazard at 0 Highway 299 7:12 p.m.
QUAKES: EARTHQUAKE! 2.2M Earthquake 4 Kilometers East of Arcata 7:06 p.m.
NEW FIRE START: PALMER Fire 7:03 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/aug/01/#incident-1072894">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 2600 block of FIFTH ST 7 p.m.

Platycheirus trichopus. Photo: (c) Kim Cabrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Platycheirus is a large genus of hoverflies.

Subgenus: Carposcalis (Platycheirus stegnus group)