Platycheirus (Sedgesitters)

CHP: Wrong Way Driver at Highway 101 N and Loleta Dr Offramp 1:54 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/feb/24/#incident-1140638">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; SAMOA BLVD 1:27 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/24/#incident-1140630">STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY &#8212; 600 block of C ST 1:20 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/feb/24/#incident-1140636">Traffic Stop &#8212; 5600 block of S BROADWAY ST 1:15 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/24/#incident-1140632">AGENCY ASSIST &#8212; 1000 block of F ST 1 a.m.
OUTAGE: Power Outage in Bayside; 158 Customers Affected 12:32 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/feb/24/#incident-1140631">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 2000 block of CALIFORNIA ST 12:31 a.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)