# Tenthredo amoena

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***Tenthredo amoena*** is a sawfly species belonging to the family [Tenthredinidae](/source/Tenthredinidae) (common sawflies).[1][2]

## Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in most of Europe.[1]

## Description

*Tenthredo amoena* can reach a length of about 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in).[3] These sawflies have a black body with yellowish markings and short antennae, that are about one and a half times the width of the head. The first antennal element is pure yellow. In the males the first, fifth and 7-8 tergites of the abdomen are yellow. The scutellum is often spotted with yellow. Wings show a pale brown color with a long brown [pterostigma](/source/Pterostigma). In the females the apex of tibiae and tarsi are yellow with black markings. The thighs are pure black.[3][4]

This species is rather similar to *[Tenthredo distinguenda](/source/Tenthredo_distinguenda)*.

## Biology

The adults can be encountered from June through July feeding on nectar and pollen of flowers (especially on [Apiaceae](/source/Apiaceae) species). The larvae feed on leaves of *[Hypericum](/source/Hypericum)* species, mainly of *[Hypericum perforatum](/source/Hypericum_perforatum)* and *[Hypericum maculatum](/source/Hypericum_maculatum)*. These larvae are yellow and green with black spots and a yellow head.

## Bibliography

- Andreas Taeger (1991): Vierter Beitrag zur Systematik der Blattwespengattung Tenthredo Linnaeus. Die Untergattung Zonuledo Zhelochovtsev, 1988. Entomofauna Zeitschrift für Entomologie Band 12, Heft 23: 373–400.
- Andreas Taeger, Ewald Altenhofer, Stephan M. Blank, Ewald Jansen, Manfred Kraus, Hubert Pschorn-Walcher, Carsten Ritzau: Kommentare zur Biologie, Verbreitung und Gefährdung der Pflanzenwespen Deutschlands (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). In: Taeger, A.; Blank, S. M. 1998 (Hrsg.): Pflanzenwespen Deutschlands (Hymenoptera, Symphyta). Kommentierte Bestandsaufnahme. - Goecke & Evers, Keltern, 364 + 3 S., 8 Farbtafeln. p. 121
- G. Llorente S.F. Gayubo (1991): Estudio sobre la sinfitofauna del oeste Espanõl. III. Tenthredinidae: Tenthredininae y Nematinae (Hymenoptera: Symphyta). Anales de Biología Vol. 17: 43–52.

## References

1. ["*Tenthredo (Zonuledo) amoena* Gravenhorst, 1807"](https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/c22c99f7-67c0-4d0a-839e-3737e44c42d5). *[Fauna Europaea](/source/Fauna_Europaea)*. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

1. [BioLib](https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id63688/)

1. [Insekten Box](http://www.insektenbox.de/hautfl/tenamo.htm)

1. [Entomologi Italiani - KEYS of species of Tenthredo](http://www.entomologiitaliani.net/public/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=375&t=35433)

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