See text Calinaga is the sole genus of the monotypic nymphalid butterfly subfamily Calinaginae.

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.

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