Calinaga is the sole genus of the monotypic nymphalid butterfly subfamily Calinaginae. Its species occur in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The evolutionary history of Calinaga remains a mystery until today. Recent research indicated that the common ancestor of Calinaga first split in the Eocene in southern China. This was most likely due to a consequence of geological and environmental impacts of the collision of the Indian and Asian subcontinents. Classification Calinaga aborica Tytler, 1915 – Abor freak Calinaga buddha Moore, 1857 – freak Calinaga buphonas Oberthür, 1920 Calinaga cercyon de Nicéville Calinaga davidis Oberthür Calinaga funebris Oberthür, 1919 Calinaga funeralis Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000 Calinaga genestieri Oberthür, 1922 Calinaga gautama Moore, 1896 – Sikkim freak Calinaga lhatso Oberthür, 1893 Calinaga sudassana Melville, 1893 References Igarashi, S. & H. Fukuda (2000). The Life Histories of Asian Butterflies vol. 2. Tokai University Press, Tokyo. Calinaginae at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms External links Images representing Calinaga at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Fauna of Pakistan Butterflies of Asia Taxa named by Frederic Moore Nymphalidae genera