Scientists name moth after DONALD TRUMP

A biologist has named a newly discovered moth after Donald Trump because of the overwhelming similarity between the insect's hair and that of the newly installed president.

Canadian biologist Vazrick Nazari was examining samples contained within the Bohart Museum of Entomology when he noticed the resemblance between the moth and the billionaire former business mogul.

On further examination, Nazari believed he found a new species of moth that had not previously been documented so got the privilege of naming the insect.



The Neopalpa donaldtrumpi lives in southern parts of California and Baja California in Mexico, but unfortunately it is under threat.

Nazari outlined his findings in the journal ZooKeys, along with photographs of the new specimen.

He uses the journal to describe the insect in minute details.



Unfortunately for Mr Trump, the new moth is rather small, measuring on average about 3.6mm to 4mm.

 According to the Nazari's description of the new moth, it can be differentiated between other similar insects by its external appearance, including its 'yellowish-white scales covering the frons of the adult head, and the distinctive orange-yellow coloration of the forewing dorsum'.

Examination of the moth's genitalia have discovered it is 'strongly curved' and has 'an acute tip'.  

 According to Nazari: 'The discovery of this distinct micro-moth in the densely populated and otherwise zoologically well-studied southern California underscores the importance of conservation of the fragile habitats that still contain undescribed and threatened species, and highlights the paucity of interest in species-level taxonomy of smaller faunal elements in North America.

'By naming this species after the 45th President of the United States, I hope to bring some public attention to, and interest in, the importance of alpha-taxonomy in better understanding the neglected micro-fauna component of the North American biodiversity.'