New moth species named after Donald Trump
A new species of moth that resembles President-elect Donald Trump has been discovered in California. The moth has 鈥測ellowish blonde scales covering the head鈥 and has been named 'Neopala Donaltrumpi' after the next President of the United States.
Biologist Dr Vazrick Nazari was the man who made the discovery after an analysis of a collection of moths from the Museum of Entomology, at the University of California.
He told 5 live the moth is 鈥渂arely a centimetre wide in wing span so it鈥檚 a tiny moth. It seems to be very rare.鈥
He also says he hopes the President-elect 鈥渢akes it with the good intention it was intended.鈥
Trump is not the only president to have an animal named after them after Barak Obama had a fish called 'Tosanoides Obama' named after him last year鈥
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