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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

Diversity and Species Richness of Lepidopteran Stemborers and Their Host Plants Across Major Vegetation Mosaics of East Africa.

Elie Ntirenganya, Muluken Goftishu, Yoseph Assefa, Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame, Simon Boniface Boni, Janvier Uwayezu, Hategekimana Athanase, Venuste Nsengimana

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Elie NtirenganyaAfrica Center of Excellence for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation Haramaya University, Haramaya Dire Dawa Dire Dawa Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-5693
Muluken GoftishuAfrica Center of Excellence for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation Haramaya University, Haramaya Dire Dawa Dire Dawa Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7194-9470
Yoseph AssefaDepartment of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture University of Eswatini Kwaluseni Eswatini.
Bonoukpoè Mawuko SokameInternational Centre of Insects Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Nairobi Kenya.
Simon Boniface BoniThe World Vegetable Center Eastern and Southern Africa Arusha Tanzania.
Janvier UwayezuCenter of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (CoEB) University of Rwanda Kigali Rwanda.
Hategekimana AthanaseRwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) Kigali Rwanda.
Venuste NsengimanaCenter of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (CoEB) University of Rwanda Kigali Rwanda.

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Abstract

The study was carried out in the major ecological vegetation mosaics of Rwanda, including Afro-alpine mountain mosaics within the Guineo-Congolese region in the north; Akagera sub-humid savanna mosaics in the east; montane forest mosaics in the south; and modified urban wetland and riparian mosaics of Kigali City, within the Sudanian-Guinea-Congo transition zone. At each selected locality, purposive sampling in (i) edges of the cultivated field and adjacent uncultivated lands, (ii) open patches along the forest access roads and pathways, (iii) riparian zones along urban areas, rivers, and streams, (iv) edge of lakes, and (v) swamp ecosystems was conducted to detect stemborer infestations. A total of 6098 larvae belonging to 18 genera representing five families were recovered from 56 wild host plant species. The abundance of stemborers and host plants was higher in modified urban wetlands and its riparian zones (41.7%,

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