Took about 15 of them and this one is closest to L. simulans. Body patterns acc. to http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3413853 says simulans, antenae attachments shape say for equestris. Could this by a hybrid? The first 4 pics are the same spaecimen. The last picture is what I think is L. equestris.

May not be sure at last, but do suppose we got the invading Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis here. There are lots in our yard. Those nasty thieves took hundreds of nearby ripe apricot fruits, Prunus armeniaca, threw down the flesh, and ate the kernels. The squirrels behaved like addicted junkies, no way to keep them off of the apricots. They indeed had joy when i hunted them below the orchard trees, or even climbed up.
First i thought these were native S. vulgaris, but they do appear larger, having no ear-brush.
No, didn't kill this one, found it dead in the orchard and deponed at compost heap, looked quite different a few days after.