Table 4. Nearest matches and percentage similarity of DNA sequences obtained from the feces of each insectivorous bat species.
| Order | Family | Genus | Species | % similarity to nearest match on BOLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. gouldii | ||||
| Blattodea | Blaberidae | Geoscapheus | Unknown sp. | 96.08 |
| Coleoptera | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown sp. | 99.36 |
| Lepidoptera | Geometridae+ | Dysbatus | singularis | 100.00 |
| Geometridae+ | Nisista | Unknown sp. | 98.72 | |
| Xyloryctidae | Cryptophasa | Unknown sp. | 98.33 | |
| M. australis | ||||
| Blattodea | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown sp. | 94.23 |
| Diptera | Drosophilidae | Drosophila | Unknown sp. | 98.04 |
| Hippoboscidae | Unknown | Unknown sp. | 98.72 | |
| Lepidoptera | Oecophoridae | Antipterna | tricella | 99.35 |
| Geometridae+ | Dysbatus | singularis | 100.00 | |
| N. gouldi | ||||
| Blattodea | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown sp. | 94.23 |
| Diptera | Drosophilidae | Drosophila | Unknown sp. | 98.04 |
| Hemiptera | Cicadidae | Psaltoda | plaga | 100.00 |
| Lepidoptera | Crambidae+ | Orthospila | Unknown sp. | 97.44 |
| Noctuidae+ | Lysimelia | lenis | 100 | |
| V. pumilus | ||||
| Coleoptera | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown sp. | 97.83 |
| Diptera | Tabanidae | Unknown | Unknown sp. | 100.00 |
| Culicidae | Aedes | vigilax | 100.00 | |
| Aedes | Unknown sp. | 97.44 | ||
| Lepidoptera | Geometridae+ | Scioglyptis | lyciaria | 100.00 |
| Limacodidae | Pseudanapaea | denotataPS1 | 100.00 | |
| Noctuidae+ | Mythimna | convecta | 100.00 | |
| Oecophoridae | Antipterna | tricella | 99.35 | |
| Pyralidae+ | Spectrotrota | fimbrialis | 100.00 | |
| Xyloryctidae | Thymiatris | Unknown sp. | 97.37 | |
| V. vulturnus | ||||
| Coleoptera | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | 98.08 |
| Diptera | Culicidae | Aedes | vigilax | 100.00 |
| Aedes | Unknown sp. | 98.69 | ||
| Lepidoptera | Choreutidae | Brenthia | Unknown sp. | 98.69 |
| Cosmopterigidae | Limnaecia | sp. GC14 | 99.34 | |
| Crambidae+ | Maruca | Unknown sp. | 97.56 | |
| Eurrhyparodes | bracteolalis | 99.31 | ||
| Geometridae+ | Nearcha | Unknown sp. | 98.69 | |
| Noctuidae+ | Achaea | Unknown sp. | 97.73 | |
| Characoma | vallata | 99.35 | ||
| Ericeia | Unknown sp. | 97.28 | ||
| Nymphalidae | Acraea | andromacha | 99.35 | |
| Oecophoridae | Barea | Unknown sp. | 98.08 | |
| Oligoloba | Unknown sp. | 98.69 | ||
| Unknown | Unknown | Unknown sp. | 100.00 |
'Unknown' labels are provided if percent similarity to nearest match was not sufficient to assign the match to a particular taxa, or if reference sequences were not designated a taxon label. + Represents lepidopteran families with tympanal organs. See Supporting Information – Results S1 for DNA sequences.