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Calinaga
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.
13 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Calinaga formosana
speciesCalinaga formosana
Oberthür's Freak Butterfly
speciesCalinaga davidis
Sikkim Freak Butterfly
speciesCalinaga gautama
Calinaga lhatso
speciesCalinaga lhatso
Orange-breasted Freak Butterfly
speciesCalinaga buddha
Calinaga sudassana
speciesCalinaga sudassana
Arbor Freak Butterfly
speciesCalinaga aborica
Orange-backed Freak Butterfly
speciesCalinaga brahma
Calinaga buphonas
speciesCalinaga buphonas
Calinaga funebris
speciesCalinaga funebris
Calinaga funeralis
speciesCalinaga funeralis
Calinaga cercyon
speciesCalinaga cercyon
Calinaga genestieri
speciesCalinaga genestieri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 358883.