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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Coranarta |
| Species: | C. luteola
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| Coranarta luteola | |
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The length of the forewings is 11–12 mm.
The larvae feed on laurels (including Kalmia microphylla and Kalmia polifolia). Adults feed on flowers, and are particularly fond of Andromeda polifolia.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Coranarta luteola - Hodges#10332". BugGuide. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Pacific Northwest Moths
- ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Coranarta luteola (Grote & Robinson, 1865)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved December 23, 2017.