The diet of the serotine bat: A Comparison between rural and urban environments ; Alimentation de la Sérotine (Eptesicus serotinus) : comparaison entre milieux rural et urbain.

peer reviewed ; The diet of four maternity colonies of serotine bats in Southern Belgium was investigated by analysing faecal pellets collected from beneath the roost throughout the activity season. Their diet is composed of Coleoptera Melolonthidae (Melolontha sp., Amphimallon sp., Rhizotrogus sp., Serica brunnea), Coleoptera Scarabaeidae (Aphodius sp., Geotrupes sp.), Coleoptera Carabidae, Diptera Tipulidae, Diptera Chironomidae, Lepidoptera, Hemiptera Pentatomidae, Hymenoptera Ichneumonoidea Ophionidae, Trichoptera and Arachnida. The diet of an urban colony of serotine bats was broadly the... Mehr ...