Floaterbie family

The floaterbie family is a family of species that appears in Hey! Pikmin only. So far, this family is made of only one species, the Electric Spectralid. Electric Spectralids have the Fenestari genus like most members of the flutterbie family.

Members

Electric Spectralid

Main article: Electric Spectralid.

Electric Spectralids are creatures that appear in Hey! Pikmin. While it looks like a regular Spectralids, this creature produces light with its body, and will dive bomb into Olimar if it spots him. The Electric Spectralid does not pose a threat to Pikmin, as it is only found in a level with Yellow Pikmin exclusively.

Naming

The name of the floaterbie family closely resembles that of the flitterbie and flutterbie families, but with the first syllable replaced with "float" to reflect the way the Electric Spectralid floats in the air with its wings.

Members have the fenestari genus, referring to the Latin word "fenestra", meaning "window". This is genus shared by other Spectralids. This is a mistake, as members of the same genus cannot be in separate families in real-world taxonomy.

Names in other languages

To do: Add definitions for names in other languages. Care to do so?

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	イエシジミ科? Ie Shijimi Ka	House Lycaenidae family
Dutch	Spectralieden
French	papilloptères	Portmanteau of papillon (butterfly) and the suffix -ptère (-ptera)
German	Schweberich
Italian	Voltalidi
Spanish	Flotáridos

Trivia

• The floaterbie and flutterbie families are considered the same in the Japanese, French and Italian versions.

See also

• Flitterbie family
• Flutterbie family