Can you help identify this bug? (order Diptera?) and a moth?

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kryocron Toronto, Canada Dec 03, 2016

Thank you guys!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 04, 2016

The moth is in the family Noctuidae; it belongs to a group collectively known as darts, some of which also are referred to as cutworms - see http://gregsmoths.com/wp-content/gallery/hodges-10641-11053-noctuidae-noctuidae/10670-Dingy-Cutworm-yard-9-4-12-31a.JPG for an example. Unfortunately, there are quite a few species that can have a very similar appearance, so I would be hesitant to pin this one down any further.
I will take a closer look at your fly later.

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kryocron Toronto, Canada Dec 04, 2016

That's great! Thank you for your help :)

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Dec 04, 2016

The overall aspect of this fly reminds me of something in the family Scathophagidae (dung flies), but I can't really get a handle on it...

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