J. M. Nolan, Ilze Skujina, Gwenaëlle Hurpy, E. Teeling
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ABSTRACT:The cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae (Linnaeus) is a common species of Lepidoptera found throughout Ireland on grasslands, heathland, wasteland and sand dunes. Currently there are no known records of bat predation of this toxic moth. Using DNA barcoding of a partially digested fragment from the faeces of a brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus collected from county Offaly, we identified a T. jacobaeae. The use of DNA barcoding was shown to be an effective tool in identifying a highly degraded sample from bat faeces, as well as determining the species of bat it was taken from. This is the first indication of the T. jacobaeae being present in any bat diet, both in Ireland and elsewhere.
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