
A new endangered species of moth has been named in honour of American President-elect, Donald Trump, by scientists.
This was because the insect shares his hairstyle, 360 GP gathered.
According to the research published in the journal ZooKeys, the new moth, officially described as “Neopalpa donaldtrumpi”, is characterized with a yellowish-white scales on the head in adults.
These scales made the evolutionary biologist Vazrick Nazari from Ottawa, Canada referenced it after Trump’s hairstyle.
“With its hair tufts, its presence in U.S. and Mexico, and its fragile habitat that needs conservation, I really did not have any choice with this one other than to name the moth after Mr President-elect himself,” Mr. Nazari said.
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