White Spectralids

White Spectralids
Appears in	Pikmin 3, Pikmin 4
Scientific name	Fenestari albaprismatus
Family	Flutterbie
Areas	Garden of Hope, Sun-Speckled Terrace (Story Mode and Olimar's Shipwreck Tale), Blossoming Arcadia
Caves	The Mud Pit, Cavern for a King
Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages	None
Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages	None
Side Story days	Flower Garden
Dandori Challenge stages	None
Dandori Battle stages	None
Bingo Battle stages	Shaded Terrace, Blooming Terrace
Attacks	None

White Spectralids (シロシジミ^?, lit.: "White Lycaenid") are small butterfly creatures in Pikmin 3 and Pikmin 4, acting as new versions of the Unmarked Spectralids from Pikmin 2. They have white wings, very fuzzy bodies, red eyes and two small feet they use to stand on things. They are very ambient to the areas they inhabit, and will fly around any level and land on almost any surface, usually flowers, Pellet Posies, or the eyes or back of a sleeping Bulborb. Compared to other Pikmin 3 flutterbies, this one has white wings, with a purple and black circular pattern on the tips, for the top wings, and without the purple on the bottom ones.

Unlike other Spectralids, this type of flutterbie drops nothing in Pikmin 3, but sometimes a raw material in Pikmin 4. To compensate, in Pikmin 3 it is found near the landing site and the Blue Onion, meaning their retrieval doesn't normally take much time. This is a good (albeit slow) way for players to farm seeds without needing to stray away into more dangerous zones.

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Stats

Game	Weight	Max. carriers	Seeds	Value	Health
(?)	1	1	1	× 10  × 10	1
	1	1	1	× 1	1

Notes

Alph's comments

“Structural flaw: weak hide
Weight: 1

There's a saying that a tiny design adjustment can cause huge cascades of change elsewhere in a project. It makes me wonder what effect our presence here has had on the planet.”

Brittany's comments

“You'd think with wings like that, it would float away on the slightest breeze. Maybe it's working really hard to stay where it is. If that's the case, it could've fooled me.”

Charlie's comments

“It's a flighty one, in both senses of the word. But even if it would stay still, I don't have the heart to unleash my steely fists on the poor thing.”

Louie's comments

“Remove the wings and drop straight into the deep fryer. Cook until golden or until the enticing aroma starts to sting your eyes. Serve immediately.”

Olimar's comments

“White Spectralids
Fenestari albaprismatus
Flutterbie family

It's remarkably similar to its unmarked brethren, but the telltale wing patterns and lone pair of hind legs give it away. It sticks to its own habitat for the most part; though it may fly away to reach a flower or escape a bulblax, it will soon return to its home. The white variety gathers no nectar but sometimes may be found carrying a pellet.”

Dalmo's notes

“In the same way it stops on a petal when flitting around a garden full of flowers in bloom, it will alight without hesitation on things like a sleeping Bulborb. What an audacious little daredevil!”

Olimar's notes (Pikmin 4)

“It's remarkably similar to its unmarked brethren, but the telltale wing patterns and lone pair of hind legs give it away.

It sticks to its own habitat for the most part; though it may fly away to reach a flower or escape a Bulblax, it will soon return to its home.

The white variety gathers no nectar but sometimes may be found carrying raw material.”

Louie's notes (Pikmin 4)

“Remove the wings, and drop straight into the deep fryer. Cook until golden or until the enticing aroma starts to sting your eyes. Serve immediately.”

Pikmin 3 Prima Guide

“The White Spectralids is a harmless flying creature. Unless Pikmin cultivation is your priority, it's usually best to ignore these enemies.

If you choose to attack a White Spectralids, use Winged Pikmin to defeat the creature with ease. If that's not an option, wait for the White Spectralids to land, then toss a single Pikmin onto its back.”

Pikmin Garden

Text

“触角のような目と、一対の後脚を持つチョウの仲間。体は白い毛に覆われていて、白い前翅や後翅には黒い紋が見られる。

特徴 その1 飛ぶのが苦手

翅の大きさに対して体が重く、長い間飛び続けることはできない。

(Image text: ２本の後足を上手に使い、花などにとまって蜜を吸う)

特徴 その2 地面にとまる

地面からも栄養を取り込むため、体内に鉱物が蓄積することがある。

(Image text: 外敵が近づくと、走って上空へ飛びたつ)

特徴 その3 イエシジミの由来

森の奥ではなく、人の手の入った場所の近くで多く見かけられる。

(Image text:

• イエシジミ 特定の縄張りに執着する性質があり、飛びたっても、しばらくすると戻ってくる
• モリシジミ 脚がなくうまくとまることができず、蜜を求めて花から花へと渡りを行う)”

Translation

“A relative of the butterfly, with antennae-like eyes and a pair of hind legs. Its body is covered with white hairs, and black crests can be seen on its white forewings and hindwings.

Feature #1: Poor flyer

Its body is heavy in relation to its wing size, so it is not able to keep flying for long periods of time.

(Image text: "It uses its two hind legs skillfully to perch on flowers and other plants to feed on nectar")

Feature #2: Perching on the ground

Because it takes in nutrients from the ground, minerals can accumulate in its body.

(Image text: "When an enemy approaches, it runs and flies up into the sky")

Feature #3: Origin of the Flutterbies

It is not found deep in the forest, but is often found near areas that have been touched by human hands.

(Image text:

• "Flutterbies"; "They tend to stick to a specific territory, and even if they fly away, they will return after a while"
• "Flitterbies"; "They have no legs and are unable to perch properly, so they migrate from flower to flower in search of nectar.")”

Strategy

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Any type of Pikmin can be thrown directly at a White Spectralids to defeat it instantly. You must, however, remain a considerable distance away from the creature, as it will fly away if any leader gets too close; this is not a problem for Winged Pikmin, as they will give chase, making them the best option for defeating these creatures. Unless you are trying to cultivate as many Pikmin as possible, it's best not to bother with these creatures; they drop no nectar when killed and they provide only one Pikmin when brought to the Onion.

Technical information

Pikmin 3 technical information (?)
Internal name	shijimi
HP	1
Rock Pikmin throw hits to kill	1
White Pikmin ingestions to kill	0
Bomb rock explosions to kill	1
Bomb rock ingestions to kill	0
Number of direct hits on top to kill	1
Damage to leaders	10
Territory radius	700
Mission Mode value	10

Other information

• Pikmin 4 Piklopedia number: #54
• This enemy triggers the Auto Target Lock note in the Rescue Journal

Naming

• Common name: White Spectralids. See here for details.
• Japanese nickname: シロシジミ^?. It translates to "White Lycaenid". See here for details.
• Japanese name: モンシロイエシジミ^?, lit.: "Pattern White House Lycaenid".
• Scientific name: Fenestari albaprismatus. See here for details on the Fenestari genus and prismatus. Alba is Latin for "white".
• Internal names: WHITESHIJIMI
• Prerelease: None.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	シロシジミ? Shiro Shijimi	White Lycaenid
Chinese (traditional)	白蜆蝶 Bái Xiàndié	White Riodinid
Chinese (simplified)	白蚬蝶 Bái Xiàndié	White Riodinid
Dutch	Witte spectraliet	White spectralid
French	Spectrillon blanc	White spectrafly	"Spectrillon" is a portmanteau of "spectral" (spectral) and "papillon" (butterfly)
German	Weißer Spectralid	White Spectralid
Italian	Spettralide bianco	White spectralid	"Spettralide" comes from "spettrale" (spectral)
Korean	하양바지락나비 Hayang-Bajirak-Nabi	White Clam Butterfly	바지락나비 is a calque of シジミチョウ? (lycaenid)
Portuguese	Espectraleta branca	White spectrafly	"Espectraleta" is a portmanteau of "espectral" (spectral) and "borboleta" (butterfly)
Spanish	Espectrálida blanca	White spectralid	"Espectrálida" comes from "espectral" (spectral)

Gallery

Pikmin 3

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  Artwork of the White Spectralids from Pikmin 3.

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  A White Spectralids seen through the KopPad.

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  Screenshot of some White and Yellow Spectralids on a Bulborb.

• 

  The corpse of a White Spectralids.

Pikmin 4

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  A White Spectralids in the title screen of Pikmin 4.

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  Five defeated White Spectralids in the Piklopedia.

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  A White Spectralid on a Blue 5-Pellet in Blossoming Arcadia.

Trivia

• Alph's notes on the insect in Pikmin 3 Deluxe reference the butterfly effect.
• The White Spectralids is the only Spectralids in Pikmin 3 that doesn't appear in Mission Mode.
• In the game files for the Garden of Hope, a White Spectralids is meant to spawn near the Bulborb the player encounters on the way to free Brittany, but in-game, no such Spectralids exists.
  • There is a White Spectralids near the gate blocking the way to the Astringent Clump in the Garden of Hope, but this Spectralids actually starts out of bounds slightly under the floor, beyond the gate, before the transition zone, and on the left ledge. It's not until the day begins that it moves to its correct position.

See also

• Yellow Spectralids
• Red Spectralids
• Unmarked Spectralids