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Posted: 2017-01-18T02:02:54Z | Updated: 2017-01-18T17:04:53Z

A newly discovered species of moth received a fitting moniker, given the helmet-like cluster of yellow-white scales atop its head.

Meet Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, named after President-elect Donald Trump because of the resemblance of the scales on the frons (head) of the moth to Mr. Trumps hairstyle.

And while the resemblance to Trump is uncanny, the visual similarity was not the main motivation behind the naming, Dr. Vazrick Nazari, the evolutionary biologist who discovered the species, told The Huffington Post in an email.