Editing Stony Flint Beetle

{{infobox enemy
|heypikmin   = y
|image       = Stony Flint Beetle Creature Log.png
|size        = 275px
|caption     = 
|icon        = Stony Flint Beetle icon.png
|name        = Lithelytra sisyphons
|family      = Flint beetle
|areas       = [[Peculiar Rockfall]]
|attacks     = Push iron blocks
}}

The '''Stony Flint Beetle''' ({{j|イワオシコガネ|Iwa Oshi Kogane|Rock Pushing Scarab}}) is an [[enemy]] in {{hp}}. It is light-gray and beetle-like, with two yellow eyes on stalks. It has four legs, with its hind legs being much larger then the front ones. It has various dark gray stripes around it, and is about two times the width of Olimar, although it is often on its hind legs, making it two times taller. It also has two wings that are only visible when it decides to fly, and open its exoskeleton. It will push any [[iron block]]s nearby, which can kill [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] if the blocks land on and crush them. It is a very rare enemy, only appearing in [[Peculiar Rockfall]].

== Behavior ==
The Stony Flint Beetle will push any iron block it finds using its strong legs. It will continue trying to push even if Pikmin are moving it  in the opposite direction. Once the block reaches a wall or falls in a gap, the beetle will fly offscreen. It will also fly away in retreat if the player attempts to crush it with an iron block.

== Locations ==

*'''[[Lushlife Murk]]'''
**[[Peculiar Rockfall]]: Although this is the only area where they can be found, they are very common here. They act as the main "gimmick" of the level, as their block-pushing abilities serve as a unique obstacle and puzzle element.

== Strategy ==
{{guide}}
Even if the creature is exposed to the player, it cannot be killed.  The only way to get rid of it is to push back the blocks it pushes. The rock will inevitably reach a ledge, and the Stony Flint Beetle pushing it will fly away.

{{notes|heypikmin=y}}

== Naming ==
{{game help|hp|Describe the enemy's names. ([[Pikipedia:General content guidelines#Naming section|Guidelines]])}}
{{naming
|common = Stony Flint Beetle. The Stony part of the Flint Beetle name is due to its appearance and habitat.
|jpcommon   = {{j|イワオシコガネ|Iwa Oshi Kogane|Rock Pushing Scarab}}
|jpname     = {{j|テツコガネチカラモチ|Tetsu Kogane Chikaramochi|Iron Scarab Muscleman}}
|scientific = ''Lithelytra sisyphons''. ''Lithelytra'' comes "lithos", Greek for stone, and {{w|elytron|elytra}}. ''Sisyphons'' is derived from {{w|Sisyphus}}, a Greek mythological figure forced to push a boulder forever, a reference to how the Stony Flint Beetle pushes iron blocks.
}}

=== Names in other languages ===
{{foreignname
|Jap  = イワオシコガネ
|JapR = Iwa Oshi Kogane
|JapM = Rock Pushing Scarab
|Dut  = Rotsharnaskever
|DutM = 
|Fra  = Scarabée rocheux
|FraM = Rocky beetle
|Ger  = Litholex
|GerM = From Greek ''Lithos'' (rock)
|Ita  = Irdottero lapiedo
|ItaM = 
|Kor  = 돌덩구리
|Spa  = Escarabajo de sílex rocónido
|SpaM = 
}}

== Gallery ==
{{image}}
<gallery>
Hey! Pikmin dung beetle.jpg|The creature as seen in the Nintendo Direct trailer.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Iron block]]
*[[Iridescent Flint Beetle]]

{{hpenemies}}
*[[Category:Lushlife Murk]]