Table 1:

Summary of key guidelines and recommendations within the 1.1 Malaise trapping sample acquisition submodule

1.1 Malaise trapping sample acquisition submodule
Sample definition	Townes-style Malaise trap (165 × 110 cm interception area) One week per sample Collecting fluid: >95% ethanol/50–95% propylene glycol Center in habitat patch location Position perpendicular to natural flight corridorSpatial and temporal replicates
Sampling event metadata	Geographical coordinatesDate and period of trappingPhoto recording for habitat and microhabitatExtreme weather events during trapping
Sample storage	>95% molecular grade ethanol/propylene glycolFully submerged biomassStorage conditions of −20ºC or −80ºC