Calinaginae
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Calinaginae is a butterfly subfamily from the family Nymphalidae
. This group of butterflies includes one genus, Calinaga, that occurs in Asia
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Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae is a family of about 5,000 species of butterflies which are distributed throughout most of the world. These are usually medium sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called...
. This group of butterflies includes one genus, Calinaga, that occurs in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Classification
- Calinaga lhatso OberthürCharles OberthürCharles Oberthür was a French entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera. He was the son of François-Charles Oberthür.Oberthür named 42 new genera of moths -Works:...
, 1893 - Calinaga buddhaCalinaga buddhaThe Freak is a species of butterfly in the Calinaginae sub-family that is found in parts of Southeast Asia and in India.-Race brahma:The upperside ground colour is fuliginous black with the veins prominently black...
MooreFrederic MooreFrederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...
, 1857 - The Freak - Calinaga cercyon de NicévilleLionel de NicévilleCharles Lionel Augustus de Nicéville was a curator at the Indian Museum in Calcutta . He studied the butterflies of South Asia and wrote a three volume monograph on the butterflies of India, Pakistan, Burma and Sri Lanka.Born in a noble Huguenot family, his father was a physician. He was educated...
- Calinaga davidis OberthürCharles OberthürCharles Oberthür was a French entomologist specializing in Lepidoptera. He was the son of François-Charles Oberthür.Oberthür named 42 new genera of moths -Works:...
- Calinaga gautama MooreFrederic MooreFrederic Moore FZS was a British entomologist. It has been said that Moore was born at 33 Bruton Street but may be incorrect given that this was the address of the menagerie and office of the Zoological Society of London from 1826 to 1836.Moore was appointed an assistant in the East India Company...
, 1896 - The Sikkim Freak - Calinaga aborica Tytler, 1915 - The Abor Freak
- Calinaga sudassana Melville, 1893
- Calinaga funeralis Monastyrskii & Devyatkin, 2000