The fruitfly Trupanea amoena new for the Netherlands (Diptera: Tephritidae) The first record of Trupanea amoena (Von Frauenfeld, 1857) is given. A female was photographed at the Kunderberg near the town of Voerendaal, province of Limburg. The genus is characterized and a key to the two Northwest European species is given, as well as the differences with the similar Tephritis cometa (Loew, 1840). All three species are illustrated and the distribution of both Trupanea species in the Netherlands is given.

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Smit, J., & Hamers, B. (2006). De boorvlieg Trupanea amoena nieuw voor Nederland (Diptera: Tephritidae). Nederlandse Faunistische Mededelingen, 25, 93–96.