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The '''whiskerpillar family''' is a family of [[Enemy|enemies]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', with only one known member, the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]]. The family is named after it.
The '''whiskerpillar family''' is a family of [[Enemy|enemies]] in ''[[Pikmin 2]]'', with only one known member, the [[Ravenous Whiskerpillar]].


==Members==
==Members==
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Ravenous Whiskerpillars are harmless enemies in ''Pikmin 2''. These enemies do not care about the Pikmin, instead aiming for [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]s, particularly their berries. They climb atop the plant and begin chewing on the berries, destroying them. After it's knocked off or it's full, it flees for a while, and proceeds to bury underground, making it important to defeat it before it does so. Until it's killed, it will keep returning. Strangely, this enemy does not appear to actually die, as it can be seen squirming while [[Carrying|carried]].
Scientific name: '' Lepidoptera pluckieus''
 
Ravenous Whiskerpillars are harmless enemies in ''Pikmin 2''. These enemies do not care about Pikmin, instead aiming for [[Burgeoning Spiderwort]]s, particularly their berries. They climb atop the plant and begin chewing on the berries, destroying them. After it's knocked off or it's full, it then burrows underground, making it important to defeat it before it does so. Until it's killed, it will keep returning. This enemy may possibly not actually die, as it can be seen squirming while [[Carry|carried]].
 
==Naming==
The family name, ''Whiskerpillar'', is named after its only member, the Ravenous Whiskerpillar.
 
The family's genus, ''Lepidoptera'', is a real-world {{w|Lepidoptera|order of the same name}} that contains butterflies. The word Lepidoptera means 'scaly winged', which is most likely in relation to the mature form of the Ravenous Whiskerpillar due to them being {{w|caterpillars}} and not having the usual characteristics.
 
===Names in other languages===
{{foreignname
|Jap = ハナゲ科
|JapR = Hanage Ka
|JapM = Nose hair family
|Ger = Bartraupen
|GerM= Beard Caterpillars
|SpaA = Orugas mostachonas
|SpaAM= Whiskered caterpillars
}}


{{families}}
{{families}}
[[Category:Whiskerpillar family| ]]
[[Category:Whiskerpillar family]]

Latest revision as of 08:23, November 14, 2024

The whiskerpillar family is a family of enemies in Pikmin 2, with only one known member, the Ravenous Whiskerpillar.

Members[edit]

Ravenous Whiskerpillar[edit]

Artwork of two Ravenous Whiskerpillars.
Main article: Ravenous Whiskerpillar.

Scientific name: Lepidoptera pluckieus

Ravenous Whiskerpillars are harmless enemies in Pikmin 2. These enemies do not care about Pikmin, instead aiming for Burgeoning Spiderworts, particularly their berries. They climb atop the plant and begin chewing on the berries, destroying them. After it's knocked off or it's full, it then burrows underground, making it important to defeat it before it does so. Until it's killed, it will keep returning. This enemy may possibly not actually die, as it can be seen squirming while carried.

Naming[edit]

The family name, Whiskerpillar, is named after its only member, the Ravenous Whiskerpillar.

The family's genus, Lepidoptera, is a real-world order of the same name that contains butterflies. The word Lepidoptera means 'scaly winged', which is most likely in relation to the mature form of the Ravenous Whiskerpillar due to them being caterpillars and not having the usual characteristics.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan Japanese ハナゲ科?
Hanage Ka
Nose hair family
Flag of Germany German Bartraupen Beard Caterpillars
Flag of Mexico Spanish (NoA) Orugas mostachonas Whiskered caterpillars