Table 2 Percentage occurrence of morphologically identified caterpillar remains and molecularly confirmed pest caterpillars. As the life stages of several pest species overlapped over the study period, we could not say whether they were consumed as adult moths or as caterpillars; hence, these are marked as “p” (possible caterpillars). Pest species that occur only as caterpillars are marked as “c” (certain caterpillar). Species are sorted from the highest occurrence to the lowest.
From: Bat aggregational response to pest caterpillar emergence
All samples (n = 81) | P. aur/aus (n = 33) | M. nat (n = 7) | M. bec (n = 41) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morphological identification of caterpillars | 51.9% | 48.5% | 57.1% | 53.7% | |
Caterpillar | Molecular confirmation | ||||
p | Panolis flammea | 98.8% | 97% | 100% | 100% |
p | Conistra erythrocephala | 96.3% | 93.9% | 100% | 97. 6% |
p | Drymonia ruficornis | 93.8% | 97% | 85.7% | 92.7% |
p | Polyploca ridens | 76.5% | 84.9% | 100% | 65.9% |
c | Dichonia convergens | 72.8% | 60.6% | 85.7% | 80.5% |
p | Selenia tetralunaria | 70.4% | 57.6% | 100% | 75.6% |
p | Conistra rubiginosa | 61.7% | 51.5% | 85.7% | 65.9% |
p | Tortrix viridana | 60.5% | 51.5% | 85.7% | 63.4% |
p | Orthosia cerasi | 59.3% | 57.6% | 57.1% | 61% |
p | Orthosia gothica | 56.8% | 60.6% | 57.1% | 53.7% |
c | Operophtera brumata | 51.9% | 54.6% | 57.1% | 48.8% |
p | Agriopis marginaria | 49.4% | 45.5% | 57.1% | 51.2% |
c | Alsophila aceraria | 48.2% | 30.3% | 57.1% | 61% |
c | Minucia lunaris | 48.2% | 51.5% | 28.6% | 48.8% |
p | Hypomecis roboraria | 45.7% | 36.4% | 42.9% | 53.7% |
p | Orthosia incerta | 45.7% | 42.4% | 85.7% | 41.5% |
c | Agriopis aurantiaria | 45.7% | 27.3% | 85.7% | 53.7% |
p | Diurnea fagella | 44.4% | 54.6% | 57.1% | 34.2% |
c | Ennomos quercinarius | 43.2% | 27.3% | 85.7% | 48.8% |
c | Griposia aprilina | 40.7% | 33.3% | 14.3% | 51.2% |
p | Eupithecia abbreviata | 38.3% | 48.5% | 28.6% | 31.7% |
c | Catocala sponsa | 38.3% | 15.2% | 42.9% | 56.1% |
p | Lithophane ornitopus | 37% | 33.3% | 71.4% | 34.2% |
c | Pandemis cerasana | 32.1% | 21.2% | 42.9% | 39% |
p | Alsophila aescularia | 30.9% | 30.3% | 42.9% | 29.3% |
p | Ectropis crepuscularia | 30.9% | 21.2% | 57.1% | 34.2% |
c | Erannis defoliaria | 29.6% | 33.3% | 14.3% | 29.3% |
c | Pennithera firmata | 29.6% | 21.2% | 42.9% | 34.2% |
p | Lycia pomonaria | 27.2% | 18.2% | 71.4% | 26.8% |
c | Amphipyra berbera | 27.2% | 33.3% | 14.3% | 24.4% |
p | Lycia hirtaria | 25.9% | 24.2% | 42.9% | 24.4% |
p | Phigalia pilosaria | 25.9% | 21.2% | 0% | 34.2% |
c | Dioryctria abietella | 22.2% | 18.2% | 57.1% | 19.5% |
c | Colotois pennaria | 21% | 15.1% | 42.9% | 22% |
c | Dendrolimus pini | 21% | 12.1% | 57.1% | 22% |
p | Cabera pusaria | 19.8% | 24.2% | 14.3% | 17.1% |
c | Cosmia trapezina | 19.8% | 12.1% | 28.6% | 24.4% |
p | Conistra rubiginea | 17.3% | 12.1% | 42.9% | 17.1% |
c | Amphipyra pyramidea | 17.3% | 3% | 57.1% | 22% |
c | Dryobotodes eremita | 17.3% | 12.1% | 14.3% | 22% |
c | Archips xylosteana | 16.1% | 9.1% | 14.3% | 22% |
c | Mesogona acetosellae | 13.6% | 24.2% | 0% | 7.3% |
c | Eudemis profundana | 11.1% | 9.1% | 0% | 14.6% |
p | Agriopis leucophaearia | 9.9% | 3% | 0% | 17.1% |
p | Biston stratarius | 8.6% | 6.7% | 0% | 12.2% |
p | Orthosia cruda | 8.6% | 3% | 14.3% | 12.2% |
c | Ancylis mitterbacheriana | 8.6% | 9.1% | 0% | 9.8% |
c | Archips oporana | 7.4% | 6.1% | 14.3% | 7.3% |
p | Eupithecia lanceata | 4.9% | 9.1% | 0% | 2.4% |
