Aonla blossoms attracted total twelve insect species belonged to 5 orders, 7 families and 9 genera. Out of these, Diptera was most diversified and consists of major floral visitors followed by Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Lepidoptera. Irrespective of different day hours, significantly maximum abundance recorded by Episyrphus sp. followed by Sphaerophora sp. and A. florea. Peak abundance of Episyrphus sp. and A. florea were recorded between 1000h-1200h during full bloom of crop. | Species richness and abundance of major insect pollinators on Aonla Phyllanthus emblica L.
