White Spectralids
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| Appears in | Pikmin 3 | ||
| Scientific name | Fenestari albaprismatus | ||
| Family | Flutterbie | ||
| Areas | Garden of Hope | ||
| Mission Mode Collect Treasure! stages | None | ||
| Mission Mode Battle Enemies! stages | None | ||
| Side Story days | Flower Garden | ||
| Bingo Battle stages | Shaded Terrace, Blooming Terrace | ||
| Attacks | None | ||
White Spectralids (シロシジミ?, lit.: "White Lycaenidae") are small butterfly creatures in Pikmin 3, 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 aesthetic, 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 flitterbies, 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 flitterbie drops nothing. 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.
Stats
| Weight | Max. carriers |
Seeds | Value | Health |
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| 1 | 1 | 1 |  × 10 × 10
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1 |
Notes
Alph's comments
“Structural flaw: weak hide
Weight: 1
Brittany's comments
Charlie's comments
Louie's comments
Olimar's comments
“White Spectralids
Fenestari albaprismatus
Flutterbie family
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.”Strategy
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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 (?) | |
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| Internal name | shijimi
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| 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 |
Naming
- Common name: White Spectralids. See here for details.
- Japanese nickname: シロシジミ?. It translates to "White Lycaenidae". See here for details.
- Japanese name: モンシロイエシジミ?, lit.: "Pattern White House Lycaenidae".
- Scientific name: Fenestari albaprismatus. See here for details on the Fenestari genus and prismatus. Alba is Latin for "white".
- Internal names: Unknown.
- Prerelease: None.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
シロシジミ? Shiro Shijimi |
White Lycaenidae |
 Chinese(traditional) |
白蜆蝶 | |
 French |
Spectrillon blanc | White Spectralid |
 German |
Weißer Spectralid | White Spectralid |
 Korean |
하양바지락나비 | |
 Spanish (NoA) |
Espectrálida Blanca | White Spectralid |
Gallery
A White Spectralids seen through the KopPad.
Screenshot of some White and Yellow Spectralids on a Bulborb.
Trivia
- 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.
