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Coranarta luteola is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1865.[1] It is found in the boreal zone of North America, from Alaska to Labrador. Its range extends south to Minnesota and Wisconsin in the Midwest and to Maine in the east. In the Rocky Mountains, it extends as far south as Colorado.[2] It is listed as endangered in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

Coranarta luteola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Coranarta
Species:	C. luteola
Binomial name
Coranarta luteola (Grote & Robinson, 1865)
Synonyms
Anarta luteola Grote & Robinson, 1865

The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm. The forewings are charcoal grey and the hindwings are banded yellow and black.

The larvae feed on laurels (including Kalmia microphylla and Kalmia polifolia). Adults feed on flowers, and are particularly fond of Andromeda polifolia.[4]

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