Goniographa naumanni
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Goniographa naumanni is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is confined to the Hissar Mountains, the western Pamirs (Shugnan range, Chorog) and the north-eastern territories of Afghanistan
(Badakhshan, Kadaghan and the Darwaz Mountains).
The wingspan
is 32-37 mm.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is confined to the Hissar Mountains, the western Pamirs (Shugnan range, Chorog) and the north-eastern territories of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
(Badakhshan, Kadaghan and the Darwaz Mountains).
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 32-37 mm.