Open AccessButterfly Species Diversity and Richness in Govt. Girls’ P.G. College Ujjain Madhya Pradesh (India)
Author(s) -
Saroj Vikram Ratnakar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research in science, communication and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-9429
DOI - 10.48175/ijarsct-2633
Subject(s) - lycaenidae , species richness , butterfly , pieridae , biology , pollinator , ecology , species diversity , population , global biodiversity , zoology , biodiversity , pollination , pollen , demography , sociology
Butterflies are not only beautiful creatures, but do a great deal for the environment. Like bees, they are plant pollinators and they provide population control for a number of plant and even insect species by eating them. They also serve as sustenance for other species. A study to find out the diversity and richness of butterflies at the Govt. Girls’ P.G. College Ujjain, India was carried out over a period of two years from 2019 to 2020.A total 31 butterfly species belonging to 5 families and 01 order. The maximum number of species belong to family Nymphalidea with 13 species, Lycaenidae and Pieridae with same number of 6 species, and minimum number of species in two family with same number of species Papilionidae and Hasperidae with 3 species. Out of 31 species Euremahecabe was the most dominate species followed by Talicadanyseus and Catopsillapyranthe. Diversity and richness of butterfly species were calculated during the course of study which were H=2.396 and 5.660 respectively. Dominance of the species can be explained by the presence of their larval form and host plants in the college campus.