Sericomyia (Pond flies)

APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/aug/03/#incident-1192587">SHOTS HEARD &#8212; 400 block of BAYSIDE CT 3:37 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/aug/03/#incident-1192591">BIKE STOP &#8212; 7000 block of W FIFTEENTH ST 3:34 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/aug/03/#incident-1192589">911 UNKNOWN &#8212; 1600 block of BROADWAY ST 3:13 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Northbound 101 Alternating Lanes Closure 3:06 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/aug/03/#incident-1192588">10851 RECOVERY &#8212; G ST 2:50 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/aug/03/#incident-1192584">9-1-1 Misuse or Abuse &#8212; 100 block of BAKER RANCH RD 2:12 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/aug/03/#incident-1192590">FOLLOW UP &#8212; 600 block of C ST 2:11 a.m.

Sericomyia chalcopyga. Photo: (c) M. Goff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

Sericomyia is a genus of large Hoverflies, from the family Syrphidae, in the order Diptera.

Species: Sericomyia chalcopyga (Western pond fly)