Platycheirus (Sedgesitters)

APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/may/12/#incident-1164858">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; US HWY 101 OFF RAMP 1:33 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/may/12/#incident-1164860">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 1900 block of BROADWAY ST 12:52 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/may/12/#incident-1164857">WELFARE CHECK &#8212; 300 block of UNION ST 12:52 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/may/12/#incident-1164862">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 2700 block of FOURTH ST 12:45 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/may/12/#incident-1164863">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 2800 block of H ST 12:36 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/may/12/#incident-1164856">Trespassing &#8212; 1400 block of REASOR RD 12:34 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/may/12/#incident-1164859">BIKE STOP &#8212; 2400 block of BROADWAY ST 12:33 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)