Rhopalomyia

APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219579">OUTSIDE ASSIST/HCSO &#8212; 3100 block of BOYD RD 10:58 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219567">BURGLARY ALARM AUDIBLE COMMERCIAL &#8212; 1300 block of BAYSHORE WY 10:28 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219573">MISSING AT RISK &#8212; 2100 block of SPRING ST 10:25 p.m.
QUAKES: EARTHQUAKE! 1.7M Earthquake 15 Kilometers West of Petrolia 10:15 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219572">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; SIXTH ST 10:12 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219570">911 FROM A CELL PHONE &#8212; BROADWAY ST 10:12 p.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2026/oct/26/#incident-1219578">Traffic Stop &#8212; G St/15th St 10:12 p.m.

Rhopalomyia baccharis. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Rhopalomyia is a genus of gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae. There are at least 220 described species in Rhopalomyia.

Species: Rhopalomyia californica (Coyote brush bud gall midge)

Species: Rhopalomyia baccharis (Baccharis stem gall midge)