New species of moth named in honor of Donald Trump ahead of his swearing-in as president

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 19:31 in Biology & Nature

Days before Donald J. Trump steps forward on the Presidential Inauguration platform in Washington on Jan. 20, an evolutionary biologist has named a new species in his honor. The researcher hopes that the fame around the new moth will successfully point to the critical need for further conservation efforts for fragile areas such as the habitat of the new species.

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