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The '''flitterbie family''' is a family of [[Enemy|enemies]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', ''[[Pikmin 3]]'', and ''[[Hey! Pikmin]]''. It consists of small {{w|butterfly}}-like insects that pose no threat to [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[leader]]s. They merely flutter about, occasionally landing, and aren't worth many seeds or [[Poko]]s, but some of them can drop valuable rewards after death: [[nectar]] or a [[Spray#Spray drop|spray drop]]. Their color indicates what they might drop, if anything. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', they can't be defeated, and only appear in cutscenes.
The '''flutterbie family''' is a family of [[Enemy|enemies]] in {{p3}}, {{p4}} and possibly {{hp}}. It consists of small {{w|butterfly}}-like insects that pose no threat to [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] or [[leader]]s. They merely flutter about, occasionally landing, and aren't worth many seeds or [[Poko]]s, but some of them can drop valuable rewards after death: [[nectar]] or a [[Spray#Spray drop|spray drop]]. Their color indicates what they might drop, if anything. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', they can't be interacted with and are not logged, appearing only in cutscenes.


The creatures in this family aren't distinguished by color in ''Pikmin 2'', but they are in ''Pikmin 3''. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', they are not even logged or named at all.
Members of this family belong to the ''fenestari'' genus.
 
In other languages of the game, the [[floaterbie family]] has the same name as the flutterbie family, so it is possible to consider that the two are one and the same, and that the English developers gave a different name to the [[Electric Spectralid]]'s family for unknown reasons, or perhaps simply due to a [[mistake]].


==Members==
==Members==
===Red Spectralid===
===Red Spectralids===
[[File:Red Spectralid.png|150px|left]]
[[File:Red_Spectralids_P4_icon.png|150px|left]]
{{main|Red Spectralid}}
{{main|Red Spectralids}}
 
Scientific name: ''Fenestari russoprismatus''


''Official family unknown''
The Red Spectralids appears in the [[Garden of Hope]] and a few [[Mission Mode]] stages. Upon defeat, it releases a drop of [[ultra-spicy spray]].
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The Red Spectralid appears in the [[Garden of Hope]] and a few [[Mission Mode]] stages. Upon defeat, it releases a drop of [[ultra-spicy spray]]. In ''Pikmin 2'', they aren't distinguished from other Flitterbies, and in clusters of [[Unmarked Spectralid]]s, 10% of them are red.
===White Spectralids===
[[File:White_Spectralids_P4_icon.png|150px|left]]
{{main|White Spectralids}}


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Scientific name: ''Fenestari albaprismatus''
===Unmarked Spectralid===
[[File:Unmarked Spectralids Art.png|150px|left]]
{{main|Unmarked Spectralid}}


The name "Unmarked Spectralid" is used to refer to any of the three types of Spectralid found in ''Pikmin 2'': yellow, red, and purple. These creatures are only found in the [[Awakening Wood]] aboveground, but are more common in [[cave]]s. Red and purple Spectralids only appear underground, too. Upon defeat, they have a 20% chance of dropping nectar (yellow), a drop of [[ultra-spicy spray]] (red) or a drop of [[ultra-bitter spray]] (purple); this chance is 100% on the Awakening Wood. They usually appear in swarms, with 80% of them being yellow.
White Spectralids are of a color introduced in ''Pikmin 3''. Unlike the remaining Spectralids, these drop no special rewards when defeated, and seeing as they're only worth one Pikmin seed, they're usually more trouble than they are worth. Nevertheless, they appear near the landing site or an [[Onion]], making them useful if the player wants to help grow an army with minimal exploration.


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===White Spectralid===
[[File:White spectralids.png|150px|left]]
{{main|White Spectralid}}


''Official family unknown''
===Yellow Spectralids===
[[File:Yellow_Spectralids_P4_icon.png|150px|left]]
{{main|Yellow Spectralids}}
 
Scientific name: ''Fenestari jaunoprismatus''


White Spectralids are of a color introduced in ''Pikmin 3''. Unlike the remaining Spectralids, these drop no special rewards when defeated, and seeing as they're only worth one Pikmin seed, they're usually more trouble than they are worth. Nevertheless, they appear near the landing site or an [[Onion]], making them useful if the player wants to help grow an army with minimal exploration. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', it only appears once, with some Pikmin chasing it as it flies, until it lands on a stone. After they lunge at it, it flies off.
Yellow Spectralids appear more commonly than Red Spectralids, and upon defeat, they release a drop of nectar. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', it is found just flying forward, as Pikmin chase it. Eventually it flies off screen.


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===Yellow Spectralid===
==Other Spectralids==
[[File:Yellow spectralids.png|150px|left]]
In two instances in {{hp}}, some butterfly-like creatures appear in [[cutscene]]s. Given their fuzzy body, large legs, and overall similar appearance and behavior, it is likely that they are also members of the flutterbie family, or are at least Spectralids. Since they only appear in cutscenes, it is not possible to know their real family, species, or name.
{{main|Yellow Spectralid}}
 
* In [[The Burning Sky]], there is a Spectralids with yellow and blue wings, and green eyes.
* In [[Back-and-Forth Road]], there is a Spectralids with pale yellow wings, and purple eyes.


''Official family unknown''
In addition, as mentioned previously, the [[Electric Spectralid]]'s family name in other languages is the same as the flutterbie family, so it is possible to consider that enemy a part of this family.


Yellow Spectralids appear more commonly than Red Spectralids, and upon defeat, they release a drop of nectar. In ''Pikmin 2'', they are not distinguished from other Spectralids, and in underground swarms, 80% of them are yellow; overground, all clusters of Flitterbies are consisted of yellow Spectralids. In ''Hey! Pikmin'', it is found just flying forward, as Pikmin chase it. Eventually it flies off screen.
<gallery>
The Burning Sky Spectralid cutscene.jpg|The Spectralids in The Burning Sky.
Back-and-Forth Road Spectralid cutscene.jpg|The Spectralids in Back-and-Forth Road.
</gallery>


{{clear}}
[[Category:Enemies with assumed families]]


==Naming==
==Naming==
The family's name is a play on a letter swap of the word "butterfly" ("flutterby"), but using "flitter" instead of "flutter", which is a possible substitute. The members' names are also related to the word {{w|Spectrum|spectral}}, referring to their vibrant colors. The Japanese names for the Spectralids use the word {{j|シジミ|shijimi}}, meaning "freshwater clam". This is likely due to their large wings making them look like a {{w|Bivalvia|bivalve}}.
{{see also|Flitterbie family#Naming}}
 
The family's name is a play on a letter swap of the word "butterfly" ("flutterby") &ndash; "flutter" meaning "to flap rapidly". Many of the names used for these creatures are similar to the ones used by the [[Unmarked Spectralids]]; see [[Unmarked Spectralids#Naming|here]] for details.
The scientific name for the Unmarked Spectralids is ''fenestari prismatus''. ''Fenestari'' is close to ''fenestra'', which roughly means "bending". This word might reference how their wings bend back and forth. ''Prismatus'' is similar to "{{w|prism}}", possibly a nod to how triangular prisms can disperse light in a colorful rainbow; color variety being a strong theme in the naming and nature of the Spectralids.


Internally, all Umarked Spectralids are identified as <code>shijimichou</code>, which is a combination of the aforementioned {{j|シジミ|shijimi|freshwater clam|f=tp}} and {{j|ちょう|chou|butterfly|f=tp}}. In ''Pikmin 3'', all Spectralids have the same ID, <code>shijimi</code>.
To note is that, similarly to the Unmarked Spectralids, every time the creatures are referred to in singular, "Spectralids" is used as opposed to "Spectralid" &ndash; unlike {{p2}}, there are sentences that explicitly use the singular form. The [[Electric Spectralid]] is the only creature to break this mold.


Interestingly, in ''Pikmin 3'', each color of Spectralid is identified differently, but the name presented on the [[lock-on]] interface is in plural, e.g. "Red Spectralid'''s'''". This seems to be the result of a mistake, given that all other creatures in the game show a singular name when being locked-on (e.g. "[[Water Dumple]]"), and that foreign names for these enemies all use proper singular forms. To note, however, is that the [[Canon|arguably canon]] Prima guide descriptions call the creatures using their plural name as if it were singular. This results in sentences such as {{transcript|The Red Spectralids is another harmless flying creature|inline=y}}. In ''Hey! Pikmin'' however, a similarly named enemy called the [[Electric Spectralid]] is named just that, rather than in plural. As a result, it's assumed that the words ending in "s" are mistakes, and that the normal singular names for these creatures use the word "Spectralid", not "Spectralids".
The genus ''Fenestari'' is by the Unmarked Spectralids, referring to the Latin word ''fenestra'', meaning "window". . This is a [[mistake]], as members of the same genus cannot be in separate families in real-world taxonomy. Additionally, in {{p3d}}, this family had two genera names: ''Fenestari'' for [[White Spectralids]] and [[Yellow Spectralids]], and ''Fenestrati'' for [[Red Spectralids]]. ''Fenestrati'' appears to be a typo as the Red Spectralids were fixed to also belong to the ''fenestari'' genus in {{p4}}.


== See also ==
===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = イエシジミ科
|JapR = Ie Shijimi Ka
|JapM = House {{w|Lycaenidae|lycaenid}} family
|JapN = It is the same name as the [[Floaterbie family]]
|ChiTrad  = 家蜆蝶科
|ChiTradR =
|ChiTradM =
|ChiTradN =
|Dut  =
|DutM =
|DutN =
|Fra  = papilloptères
|FraM = Butterflyptera
|FraN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"papillon"'' (butterfly) the suffix ''"-ptère"'' (-ptera)<br> It is also the same name as the [[Floaterbie family]]
|Ger  = Schweberich
|GerM =
|GerN = It is the same name as the [[Floaterbie family]]
|Ita  = Voltalidi
|ItaM =
|ItaN = It is the same name as the [[Floaterbie family]]
|Kor  = 집바지락나비 과
|KorR =
|KorM =
|KorN = It is not the same name as the [[Floaterbie family]], the Korean name for it is 집바지락 과
|Spa  = Flotáridos
|SpaM = Floatidae
|SpaN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"flotar"'' (float) and the suffix "''-idos''" ({{w|Family_(biology)#Nomenclature|-idae}}), which is used for naming animal family names<br> It is also the same name as the [[Floaterbie family]]
|Por  = Panapanídeos
|PorM = Butterflidae
|PorN = The name is a portmanteau of ''"panapaná"'' ({{w|Tupi language|Tupi}} term for "flock of butterflies") and the suffix "''-ídeos''" ({{w|Family_(biology)#Nomenclature|-idae}}), which is used for naming animal family names
|PorP  =
|PorPM =
|PorPN =
|Rus  =
|RusM =
|RusN =  
|notes = y
}}


==See also==
*[[Flitterbie family]]
*[[Floaterbie family]]
*[[Floaterbie family]]


{{families}}
{{families}}
[[Category:Flitterbie family| ]]
[[Category:Flutterbie family| ]]

Latest revision as of 15:26, February 18, 2024

The flutterbie family is a family of enemies in Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4 and possibly Hey! Pikmin. It consists of small butterfly-like insects that pose no threat to Pikmin or leaders. They merely flutter about, occasionally landing, and aren't worth many seeds or Pokos, but some of them can drop valuable rewards after death: nectar or a spray drop. Their color indicates what they might drop, if anything. In Hey! Pikmin, they can't be interacted with and are not logged, appearing only in cutscenes.

Members of this family belong to the fenestari genus.

In other languages of the game, the floaterbie family has the same name as the flutterbie family, so it is possible to consider that the two are one and the same, and that the English developers gave a different name to the Electric Spectralid's family for unknown reasons, or perhaps simply due to a mistake.

Members[edit]

Red Spectralids[edit]

Icon for the Red Spectralids, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
Main article: Red Spectralids.

Scientific name: Fenestari russoprismatus

The Red Spectralids appears in the Garden of Hope and a few Mission Mode stages. Upon defeat, it releases a drop of ultra-spicy spray.

White Spectralids[edit]

Icon for the White Spectralids, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
Main article: White Spectralids.

Scientific name: Fenestari albaprismatus

White Spectralids are of a color introduced in Pikmin 3. Unlike the remaining Spectralids, these drop no special rewards when defeated, and seeing as they're only worth one Pikmin seed, they're usually more trouble than they are worth. Nevertheless, they appear near the landing site or an Onion, making them useful if the player wants to help grow an army with minimal exploration.

Yellow Spectralids[edit]

Icon for the Yellow Spectralids, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia.
Main article: Yellow Spectralids.

Scientific name: Fenestari jaunoprismatus

Yellow Spectralids appear more commonly than Red Spectralids, and upon defeat, they release a drop of nectar. In Hey! Pikmin, it is found just flying forward, as Pikmin chase it. Eventually it flies off screen.

Other Spectralids[edit]

In two instances in Hey! Pikmin, some butterfly-like creatures appear in cutscenes. Given their fuzzy body, large legs, and overall similar appearance and behavior, it is likely that they are also members of the flutterbie family, or are at least Spectralids. Since they only appear in cutscenes, it is not possible to know their real family, species, or name.

  • In The Burning Sky, there is a Spectralids with yellow and blue wings, and green eyes.
  • In Back-and-Forth Road, there is a Spectralids with pale yellow wings, and purple eyes.

In addition, as mentioned previously, the Electric Spectralid's family name in other languages is the same as the flutterbie family, so it is possible to consider that enemy a part of this family.

  • The Spectralids in The Burning Sky.

    The Spectralids in The Burning Sky.

  • The Spectralids in Back-and-Forth Road.

    The Spectralids in Back-and-Forth Road.

Naming[edit]

See also: Flitterbie family#Naming.

The family's name is a play on a letter swap of the word "butterfly" ("flutterby") – "flutter" meaning "to flap rapidly". Many of the names used for these creatures are similar to the ones used by the Unmarked Spectralids; see here for details.

To note is that, similarly to the Unmarked Spectralids, every time the creatures are referred to in singular, "Spectralids" is used as opposed to "Spectralid" – unlike Pikmin 2, there are sentences that explicitly use the singular form. The Electric Spectralid is the only creature to break this mold.

The genus Fenestari is by the Unmarked Spectralids, referring to the Latin word fenestra, meaning "window". . This is a mistake, as members of the same genus cannot be in separate families in real-world taxonomy. Additionally, in Pikmin 3 Deluxe, this family had two genera names: Fenestari for White Spectralids and Yellow Spectralids, and Fenestrati for Red Spectralids. Fenestrati appears to be a typo as the Red Spectralids were fixed to also belong to the fenestari genus in Pikmin 4.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Flag of Japan Japanese イエシジミ科?
Ie Shijimi Ka		 House lycaenid family It is the same name as the Floaterbie family
Flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chinese
(traditional)		 家蜆蝶科
Flag of France French papilloptères Butterflyptera The name is a portmanteau of "papillon" (butterfly) the suffix "-ptère" (-ptera)
It is also the same name as the Floaterbie family
Flag of Germany German Schweberich It is the same name as the Floaterbie family
Flag of Italy Italian Voltalidi It is the same name as the Floaterbie family
Flag of South Korea Korean 집바지락나비 과 It is not the same name as the Floaterbie family, the Korean name for it is 집바지락 과
Flag of Brazil Portuguese Panapanídeos Butterflidae The name is a portmanteau of "panapaná" (Tupi term for "flock of butterflies") and the suffix "-ídeos" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names
Flag of Spain Spanish Flotáridos Floatidae The name is a portmanteau of "flotar" (float) and the suffix "-idos" (-idae), which is used for naming animal family names
It is also the same name as the Floaterbie family

See also[edit]

Families

Icon for the Phosbat, from Pikmin 3 Deluxe's Piklopedia. Aerodentia • Icon for the Glidemandwee, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Amphibiland • Icon for the Yellow Wollyhop, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Amphituber • Beady Long Legs icon.png Arachnorb • Icon for the Crusted Rumpup, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Armrakid • Icon for the Arachnode, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Awrapnid • Creepy Beeb icon.png Beeb • Blubbug icon in Hey! Pikmin. Bloather • Icon for the Fiery Blowhog, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Blowhog • Icon for the Breadbug, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Breadbug • Red Bubblimp icon in Hey! Pikmin. Bubblimp • Cloaking Burrow-nit icon.png Burrow-nit • Icon for the Candypop Bud, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Candypop • Adult Centipare icon in Hey! Pikmin. Centifly • Centipare icon in Hey! Pikmin. Centipare • Icon for the Creeping Chrysanthemum, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Chrysanthemum • Clover icon.png Clover • Electric Cottonade icon in Hey! Pikmin. Cottonade • Icon for the Grubchucker, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Crablipps • Icon for the Hermit Crawmad, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Crawmad • Segmented Crawbster icon.png Creep-crab • Artwork of a Calcified Crushblat. Crushblat • Icon for the Nectarous Dandelfly, from Pikmin 3 Deluxe's Piklopedia. Dandelfly • Dandelion icon.png Dandelion • Careening Dirigibug icon.png Dirigibug • Icon for the Fiery Dweevil, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Dweevil • Icon for the Puckering Blinnow, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Elips • Fiddlehead icon.png Fern • Figwort icon.png Figwort • Icon for the Iridescent Flint Beetle, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Flint beetle • Unmarked Spectralids icon.png Flitterbie • Electric Spectralid icon in Hey! Pikmin. Floaterbie • Icon for the Waddlepus, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Flobbler • Icon for the White Spectralids, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Flutterbie • Foxtail icon.png Foxtail • Spornet icon in Hey! Pikmin. Fuzzbuzz • Icon for the Iridescent Glint Beetle, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Glint beetle • Common Glowcap icon.png Glowcap • Goolix icon.png Goolix • Icon for the Waddlequaff, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Gourdfeather • Icon for the Bulborb, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Grub-dog • Icon for the Skutterchuck, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Heavil • Icon for the Honeywisp, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Honeywisp • Horsetail icon.png Horsetail • Icon for the Scornet Maestro, from Pikmin 3 Deluxe's Piklopedia. Huntinpeck • The Leech Hydroe icon in Hey! Pikmin. Hydroe • Icon for the Lesser Spotted Jellyfloat, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Jellyfloat • Grabbit icon in Hey! Pikmin. Jellyper • Antenna Beetle icon.png Kettlebug • Icon for the Armored Cannon Larva, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Lithopod • Icon for the Male Sheargrub, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Mandiblard • Icon for the Armored Mawdad, from Pikmin 3 Deluxe's Piklopedia. 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Scarab beetle • Icon for the Swooping Snitchbug, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Scarpanid • Seedbagger icon in Hey! Pikmin. Seedbag • Icon for the Porquillion, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Sharpshell • Icon for the Scorchcake, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Shellcake • Crammed Wraith icon in Hey! Pikmin. Shellter • Starnacle icon in Hey! Pikmin. Shellusk • Icon for the Skitter Leaf, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Skitterling • Icon for the Pyroclasmic Slooch, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Slooch • Icon for the Pearly Clamclamp, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Snareshell • Icon for the Burrowing Snagret, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Snavian • Icon for the Miniature Snootwhacker, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Snootwhack • Icon for the Snowfake Fluttertail, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Snowswallow • Icon for the Skeeterskate, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Spitterspatter • Large Splurchin icon in Hey! Pikmin. Splurchin • Icon for the Puffstool, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Sporovid • Icon for the Shearflea, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Springjab • Icon for the Sputtlefish, from Pikmin 3 Deluxe's Piklopedia. Squirdler • Icon for the Sunsquish, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Squishsquirt • Icon for the Tusked Blowhog, from Pikmin 4's Piklopedia. Tusked blowhog • Icon for the Medusal Slurker, from Pikmin 3 Deluxe's Piklopedia. Umbloda • Piklopedia zzdummy.png Unknown • Ravenous Whiskerpillar icon.png Whiskerpillar • Shooting Spiner (Female) icon in Hey! Pikmin. Wracknid

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