With just a few day until the White House gets rebranded with a big fat gold - plat “ TRUMP ” logo , " the Donald " has invite the honor of having a new species of moth formally named after him : Neopalpa donaldtrumpi .
Totallyunrelated to the moths ’ namesake , the unexampled species has a strange light-haired thing on its psyche and diminished genitals .
The golden - haired species has been described this week in the online journalZooKeys . With a wingspan of just 7 - 12 millimeter , these moth can be found around the succeeding localization of the Great - Wall - Of - Trump , Arizona , California , and Mexico ’s Baja California .
Evolutionary biologistDr Vazrick Nazaridiscovered the new species and named it in honor of the soon - to - be Chief Executive . After sieve through a collection of moths from the genusNeopalpa , he noticed that a few specimens did n’t match the criteria for antecedently known species . For one , the study notes it has “ genitalia relatively smaller ” than its closest relativeN. neonata . UsingDNA barcoding analysis and catalogs from various natural history institutions , Nazari showed that it was indeed a disjoined unrecognized species .
The new species Neopalpa donaldtrumpi . Dr Vazrick Nazari
Trump wo n’t be the only US president to have a species named after him . To name but a few , George W Bush has a slime beetle , Ronald Reagan has a wasp , and Bill Clinton has a fish . Obamaholds the recordfor the most , with nine species refer after him .
Dr Nazarisaid he name the moth as such because of its unearthly resemblance to Trump ’s iconic hairdo . However , he also stressed that he hopes the name will generate interest in the mintage and promote conservation efforts for North America ’s disregard micro - fauna .
" The discovery of this trenchant micro - moth in the densely populated and otherwise zoologically well - studied southern California underscores the importance of preservation of the fragile habitats that still check undescribed and threatened coinage , and highlights the paucity of pursuit in metal money - level taxonomy of small-scale faunal element in North America , " Nazari said ina statement .
Who experience , as expressed by a tweet from the discoverer Nazari ( below ) , perhaps this species ’ name could even seize the aid of the tycoon - turn - president himself .
