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Small moth with yellowish hair named after Donald Trump

The Neopalpa donaldtrumpi moth has a distinctive hairstyle

CARLIFORNIA - A small moth with a yellowish-white coif of scales has been named after US President-edit Donald Trump, in honor of the former reality TV show host and real estate magnate's signature hairdo.

The new species, dubbed Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, lives in a habitat that spans southern California and Mexico's Baja California and was named by evolutionary biologist Vazrick Nazari in an article published in the scientific journal ZooKeys.

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