True Flies

True Flies - Order Diptera
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    I don't often describe flies as "cute," but this is a pretty darn cute fly. (Cocobolo Nature Reserve, Panama)
    Mating Toxomerus marginatus from Iowa.
    Parasitic fly, Tachinidae, from Iowa. This family of flies parasitizes a wide variety of arthropods, including 11 *orders* of insects, making them quite useful for biological control.