Family of Iryna Zarutska ‘profoundly touched’ by researcher naming new butterfly species after her

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — A researcher in Virginia has made a lasting tribute to the woman who was killed on Charlotte’s light rail this summer.

Harry Pavulaan with the International Lepidoptera Survey named a new butterfly species after Iryna Zarutska last month.

“A butterfly is a beautiful organism,” he said…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS