Platycheirus (Sedgesitters)

HIGHWAYS: Eastbound / Westbound 299 Intermittent Moving Closure 8:58 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Collision, Ambulance En Route at Highway 3 and Summit Creek Rd 8:54 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Collision, No Injuries at 0 Highway 3 8:52 p.m.
CHP: Traffic Collision, No Injuries at Sutter Rd and Central Ave 8:48 p.m.
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CHP: Hit and Run No Injuries at Cher Ae Ln and Scenic Dr 8:22 p.m.
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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)