LOS ANGELES - Australian entomologists have named a new fly species after drag queen legend RuPaul. In a press release published on Wednesday, Australia’s national science agency announced that a soldier fly known for its extravagant colored shell will officially be known by its new scientific name Opaluma rupaul.
The stunning bug is part of the new Australian genus Opaluma (from the Latin words for opal and thorn), "to reflect the iridescent colours of flies in this group and the distinctive thorn on the underside of their abdomens," the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) said.Australian researchers have also named newly discovered insects in reference to the characters from the classic cartoon shows.