Diversity and abundance of insect pollinators in urban landscapes of Meera Girls College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Sweety Nalwaya and Kanan Saxena*
Department of Zoology, Government Meera Girls College, Udaipur-313001 (India) *Corresponding author E-mail: kananamitsaxena@gmail.com, +91-9414010366
ABSTRACT
Studies on diversity and abundance of insect pollinators are prerequisite of biodiversity conservation. Field study was conducted in flowering gardens of Government Meera Girls College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India during October 2020 to February 2021 to investigate the diversity and abundance of insect pollinators. A total of 35 species were observed from 5 orders and 13 families. Lepidoptera were found to be the most abundant followed by Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera and Hemiptera. In order Hymenoptera Apis dorsata, Apis florea, and Apis mellifera and in order Lepidoptera Catopsila pyranthe, Junonia lemonias and Phoebis sennae were found abundant. A research design based on urban landscape areas will enable insect biodiversity conservation through development and management of urban green spaces.