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ABSTRACT
Species diversity in the University of Benin, Benin City natural biomes are diminishing drastically as a result of indiscriminate activities. This study assessed the diversity of butterfly in various parts within the school campus (University of Benin). Line transects were used to survey two sampling sites (Health center garden and Hostel Mosque) within University of Benin using handheld sweep nets, the experiment spanned for six month (March-August, 2023). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. A total of 363 individuals representing 11 butterfly species belonging to 3 families were recorded across the two sampling sites. The highest frequency of butterfly species that were identified in this study belongs to the family Nymphalidae, accounting for 60.05% of the total species, Lycaenidae family had 26.7% species composition, of the total number of individuals collected, Pieridae. Family had a composition of 13.22%, there was significant difference between the Species richness of the two sampling sites, Sites A (H=2.285), this area was characterized with little or no disturbance, while Site B, which is almost in the centre of the school hostel experiences several forms of disturbance that resulted to the low species richness of site B (H=1.430). Findings from the study revealed that sites A has the highest diversity compared to site B. Since butterfly are also bio-indicator the poor species richness identified in this study shows that pollution should be minimized to the barest minimum. It is also recommended that the School Management should employ strategies that will foster the conservation of both flora and butterfly’s species and mitigation of activities that threatens biodiversity checklist generally.
