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Table 2 List of prey identified within M.natterei faecal pellets through high-throughput sequencing

From: Second generation sequencing and morphological faecal analysis reveal unexpected foraging behaviour by Myotis nattereri (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in winter

  Order

  Family

  Species

Confidence

Sequence

Number of faecal pellets in which found

level

Similarity %

Lepidoptera

Geometridae1

Agriopis marginaria

2

100

4

  

Alcis resplandata

2

100

2

  

Operophtera brumata

1

100

19

 

Noctuidae1

Unknown

4

100

7

  

Anaplectoides prasina

2

100

1

  

Apamea epomidion

1

100

1

  

Apamea crenata/epomidion

3

100

2

  

Conistra vaccinii/ligula

3

98.72

2

  

Diarsia rubi

2

100

2

  

Noctua sp.

1

100

3

  

Noctua janthe

3

100

1

  

Noctua pronuba

3

100

39

  

Omphaloscelis lunosa

1

100

2

  

Orthosia incerta

2

100

6

  

Phlogophora meticulosa

2

100

1

  

Xestia c-nigrum

2

100

12

  

Xestia sextrigata

2

100

8

  

Xestia triangulum

2

100

13

  

Xestia xanthographa

2

100

50

 

Torticidae

Tortricodes alternella

1

100

9

 

Ypsolophidae

Ypsolopha ustella

2

100

1

Diptera

Calliphoridae

Pollenia rudis

1

100

4

  

Pollenia pediculate

1

99.36

1

  

Pollenia sp.

1

100

14

 

Chironomidae

Prodiamesa olivacea

1

98.72

1

 

Culicidae

Culex torrentium/pipiens

3

100

1

 

Muscidae

Eudasyphora cyanicolor

1

99.36

1

  

Musca autumnalis

1

100

2

  

Phaonia tuguriorum

1

100

1

 

Scathophagidae

Scathophaga stercoraria

1

99.28

6

 

Tachinidae2

Ramonda spathulata

1

100

7

Coleoptera

Cantharidae

Cantharis cryptica

1

100

1

  

Cantharis decipiens

1

100

1

  

Cantharis livida/pellucida

3

100

1

 

Carabidae

Notiophilus biguttatus

1

99.36

1

 

Curculionidae

Sitona lineatus/suturalis

3

100

5

Hymenoptera

Tenthredinidae

Tenthredopsis sp.

4

99.36

1

Isopoda

Philosciidae

Philoscia muscorum

1

100

59

Araneae

Anyphaenidae

Anyphaena accentuate

1

100

3

 

Araneidae

Cyclosa conica

1

99.36

1

  

Zygiella x-nonata

1

100

2

 

Linphilidae

Linyphia hortensis

1

100

3

  

Neriene peltata

1

100

2

  

Neriene montana

1

100

2

 

Lycosidae

Pardosa sp.

1

100

1

 

Philodromidae

Philodromus aureoles

1

100

1

  

Philodromus cespitum

1

100

1

  

Philodromus dispar

2

99.35

1

 

Pisauridae

Pisaura mirabilis

1

100

2

 

Tetragnathidae

Metellina segmentata

1

100

10

 

Theridiidae

Unknown

1

100

1

  

Phylloneta impressa

1

100

2

  

Paidiscura pallens

1

100

2

 

Thomisidae

Diaea dorsata

1

100

3

  

Xysticus sp.

1

100

2

  1. List of prey identified in 62 M. nattereri faecal pellets collected within Greywell Tunnel between December–March 2009–10 and 2010–11. Confidence levels follow Razgour et al. [37] and are based on the BOLD identification system, whereby confidence level 1 = solid match to one species or genus (>98.5%); level = 2 match to more than one species (98.5%), only one of which was a UK species; level 3 = matched to two UK species of the same family (>98.5%) and level 4 = match to several species of different genera, or to reference sequences only identified to family (>98%). Superscript indicates families where species are known to possess tympanate hearing organs 1[42], 2[43].
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