Scientists have named a butterfly species after the Ukrainian woman who was stabbed to death on a North Carolina train in August, a violent encounter that shocked the world.

Twenty-three-year-old Iryna Zarutska had fled the war in Ukraine and was targeted while she was riding a train in Charlotte, Newsweek reported Sunday.

Images show the butterfly and the young victim:

The suspect in the case, Decarlos Brown Jr., has a long criminal history and was charged with first degree murder in Zarutska’s death.

He allegedly stabbed the young woman in the throat three times before moving away from his seat and leaving a trail of blood on the floor, Breitbart News reported.

Brown was indicted on federal charges Wednesday and if he is convicted of the crime, he could face the death pena

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