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This butterfly was once thought to be extinct.
人們一度認為，這只蝴蝶已經絕跡。
Though rediscovered, it remains one of the world's rarest and most elusive butterflies.
雖然已經被重新發現，它仍然是世界上最稀有，行蹤也最神秘的蝴蝶之一。
This is the Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly.
它就是帕洛斯韋爾德藍蝶。
This butterfly is as elusive as it is beautiful.
這種蝴蝶有多美麗，就有多難尋覓。
And the brilliance of its blue wings are only visible when it opens them.
它的藍色翅膀光彩熠熠，非張開不能見。
The wings are distinctive with their brilliant silvery blue color.
與明亮的銀藍色身體相映成趣。
The butterfly was thought to be extinct in the 1980s, when it seemed to disappear without a trace.
上世紀80年代，這種蝴蝶似乎消失得無影無蹤了，人們便以為它已經滅絕了。
It wasn't until the 1990s that this visually striking butterfly was spotted again.
直到90年代，人們才再次發現這種長相十分奪目的蝴蝶。
Biologists were surprised and delighted in its existence.
它的存在讓生物學家驚訝興奮不已。
And a breeding program was begun to build up the species.
于是，人們便發起了一項壯大這一物種的培養計劃。
Though captive breeding has helped bolster numbers, the population is still low enough to remain on the endangered list.
雖然人工養殖確實增加了藍蝶的數量，但總數仍然很低，以致這一物種仍在名列瀕危物種行列。
Through careful nurturing and management, this small but mighty butterfly has a fighting chance.
不過，通過精心培育和管理，這只微小但有著絕世容顏的蝴蝶仍有機會奮力一搏。
This is the Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly.
這就是帕洛斯韋爾德藍蝶。
