The Melitaea didyma butterfly, found on Menara Cliff, northern Israel. Video by Vladimir Lukhtanov (VIDEO)

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Fritillary butterflies preserve genetic diversity and survive, sporadically interbreeding with their very distant relatives

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Vladimir Lukhtanov

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