Table 1.
Arthropod taxa OTUs from faecal metabarcoding of city and forest blue tit nestlings
| Rank | Reads | Order | Family | Genus | Species | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12,131 | Diptera | Syrphidae | Syrphus | S. torvus | City |
| 2 | 8290 | Diptera | Syrphidae | Syrphus | Unassigned | |
| 3 | 8166 | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Cosmia | C. trapezina | |
| 4 | 5135 | Lepidoptera | Tortricidae | Hedya | H. nubiferana | |
| 5 | 3031 | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Apocheima | A. pilosaria | |
| 6 | 2259 | Diptera | Syrphidae | Unassigned | Unassigned | |
| 7 | 505 | Coleoptera | Tenebrionidae | Tenebrio | T. molitor | |
| 8 | 220 | Hemiptera | Aphididae | Drepanosiphum | D. platanoidis | |
| 9 | 197 | Araneae | Philodromidae | Philodromus | Unassigned | |
| 10 | 163 | Lepidoptera | Tortricidae | Ptycholoma | P. lecheana | |
| 1 | 25,091 | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Hydriomena | H. furcata | Forest |
| 2 | 18,389 | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Operophtera | O. brumata | |
| 3 | 6019 | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Operophtera | O. fagata | |
| 4 | 4310 | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Erannis | E. defoliaria | |
| 5 | 4227 | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Cosmia | C. trapezina | |
| 6 | 4083 | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Agriopis | A. leucophaearia | |
| 7 | 3702 | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Brachylomia | B. viminalis | |
| 8 | 1401 | Lepidoptera | Geometridae | Apocheima | A. pilosaria | |
| 9 | 1140 | Lepidoptera | Ypsolophidae | Ypsolopha | Y. ustella | |
| 10 | 920 | Lepidoptera | Tortricidae | Acleris | A. rhombana |
Shown are ranks 1–10 by number of reads (highest number of reads = rank 1) for city and forest faecal samples