A rare butterfly species spotted again almost 50 years later - CGTN

Nature conservationist, butterfly researcher, Suleyman Eksioglu, photographed Lapland Fritillary, a rare butterfly species. /VCG Photo

Nature conservationist, butterfly researcher, Suleyman Eksioglu, photographed Lapland Fritillary, a rare butterfly species. /VCG Photo

Nature conservationist, butterfly researcher, Suleyman Eksioglu, photographed Lapland Fritillary, a rare butterfly species. /VCG Photo

Nature conservationist, butterfly researcher, Suleyman Eksioglu, photographed Lapland Fritillary, a rare butterfly species. /VCG Photo

Nature conservationist, butterfly researcher, Suleyman Eksioglu, photographed Lapland Fritillary, a rare butterfly species. /VCG Photo

Nature conservationist, butterfly researcher, Suleyman Eksioglu, photographed Lapland Fritillary, a rare butterfly species. /VCG Photo

Experienced butterfly and birdwatcher Suleyman Eksioglu and wildlife specialist Emin Yogurtcuoglu. /VCG Photo

Experienced butterfly and birdwatcher Suleyman Eksioglu and wildlife specialist Emin Yogurtcuoglu. /VCG Photo

Experienced butterfly and birdwatcher Suleyman Eksioglu and wildlife specialist Emin Yogurtcuoglu. /VCG Photo

Experienced butterfly and birdwatcher Suleyman Eksioglu and wildlife specialist Emin Yogurtcuoglu. /VCG Photo

A view from Mount Ararat. /VCG Photo

A view from Mount Ararat. /VCG Photo

Lapland Fritillary (Euphydryas iduna) was seen nearly 4,000 meters above sea level on Mount Ararat in Turkey on August 7, 2019, by two experts, butterfly researcher Suleyman Eksioglu and wildlife specialist Emin Yogurtcuoglu. Lapland Fritillary was first spotted in 1970.

(Cover image via VCG)

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