The Study of Butterfly Diversity in Bhimtal and Ramnagar Region of District Nainital Uttarakhand

Abstract

Taking into account rising anthropogenic pressure and its significant effects on vegetation distribution as well as frightening environmental changes, the following study was carried out to examine the effect of environmental changes on butterfly diversity in the Ramnagar and Bhimtal region of Nainital district, Uttarakhand. On both observation sites, a total of 636 individuals from three butterfly families are present. The butterfly population was discovered to be linked to both the human population and plant distribution. Due to low pollution and high elevation, the highest number of butterflies were observed along the Bhimtal lake, near the butterfly museum, and in the village region, whereas the lowest number of butterflies were observed at the study site's town area due to high pollution and temperature