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. 2018 Aug 17;26(7):1704–1709. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.08.012

Table 1.

Diversity of insect pollinators on Eruca sativa and Brassica rapa.

Order Family Pollinator species Foraging purpose
Hymenoptera Apidae Apis mellifera Nectar and Pollen
Apis cerana
Apis florea
Apis dorsata
Xylocopa fenestrata
Xylocopa pubescens
Ceratina smaragdula
Megachilidae Megachile sp.
Halictidae Lasioglossum sp.
Vespidae Polistes olivaceus
Andrenidae Andrena pilipes



Diptera Syrphidae Episyrphus balteatus Nectar and Pollen
Eristalis tenax
Eristalinus aeneus
Syrphus ribesii
Muscidae Musca sp.



Lepidoptera Pieridae Pieris brassicae Nectar
Nymphalidae Vanessa cardui
Papilionidae Papilio demoleus
Pieridae Colias erate



Coleoptera Coccinellidae Coccinella septempunctata Pollen