The violent train car stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee living in North Carolina, stirred the heart of millions last month.
As the nation reckoned with the runaway urban crime and broken justice system that enabled her alleged murderer, one scientist took an unusual step to honor her and provide a way to remember the beauty she brought into the world.
Harry Pavulaan, the president and director of the International Lepidoptera Survey, named a new butterfly species after Zarutska.
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The insect will be called “Iryna’s Azure,” according to an Oct. 24 report from ABC News.
“This will outlast most other tributes because it’s a living organism. Her name will be immortalized as a butterfly,” Pavulaan said.
ABC News noted that the butterfly
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