Sericomyia (Pond flies)

APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/oct/23/#incident-1218615">MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION &#8212; 900 block of E ST 8:47 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Route 101 One-way Traffic Operation 8:42 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Route 101 One-way Traffic Operation 8:42 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Route 3 One-way Traffic Operation 8:36 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Route 3 One-way Traffic Operation 8:36 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/oct/23/#incident-1218614">VEHICLE INVESTIGATION &#8212; 700 block of 9TH ST 8:35 a.m.
OUTAGE: Power Outage in Willow Creek; 36 Customers Affected 8:32 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)