Butterfly Yokai

**Butterfly Yokai**, also known as Papillon Yokai in France, are a variation of the Insect Yokai that takes on the appearance of butterflies.

## Physical Appearance

Butterfly Yokai has a the body of a humanoid figure. They have the characteristics of the butterfly including the large wings on their backs, two antennae on their heads, bug-like eyes, long slim tongues and four arms. Two are the normal ones and the other two are below it. Their caterpillar forms, when they are born, has the upper body of a human and the lower body of a caterpillar.

## Description

Butterfly Yokai are benevolent for the most part. But they can be malevolent when it comes to feeding on prey. They have a a symbiotic relationship with Alraunes where, as the Alraune lures prey in with their sweet smelling nectar (which also doubles as an aphrodisiac), the Butterfly Yokai would paralyze the prey with their scales, whereupon they would both feed upon the helpless prey.

## Abilities

Here are the abilities that Butterfly/Papillon Yokai has in their arsenal:

* Antenna Protrusion
* Enhanced Smell
* Enhanced Vision
* Lunglessness
* Poisonous Biology
* Proboscis Protrusion
* Scale Manifestation
* Size Reduction
* Wing Manifestation/Flight

### Variations

* Caterpillar Physiology
* **Monarch Butterfly Physiology**: Poison Consumption

### Associations

* Cocoon Generation
* Flower Manipulation
* Insect Physiology
	+ Lepidoptera Physiology
		- Moth Physiology
* Powder Generation
* Supernatural Beauty
	+ Pheromone Manipulation

Butterflies are associated with a great number of mystical and supernatural abilities and connections in mythology and folklore, thus the user with this power may have access to: Spirit Physiology whether they are living, dying, or already dead; Resurrection, Luck, as well as Transformation and Shapeshifting.

## Pop Culture

Pokemon has some butterfly characters such as Butterfree and Beautifly. Gabriel Agreste from Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir has the Butterfly Miraculous which is a brooch. When Nooroo inhabits it, he transforms into the supervillain Hawk Moth in which he can use his Akumas to transform people who are experiencing negative emotions into supervillains to do his bidding of obtaining both the Ladybug and Cat Miraculouses. The Precures from Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! are able to become more powerful with their new forms that mimics a butterfly.

## Variations

### Insect Yokai

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight.

## Life in the Hidden World

Butterfly Yokai lives in the forest areas of the Hidden World. Mostly living in meadows where there's a lot of flowers to drink nectar from. In France, they are referred to as Papillon Yokai which means Butterfly in French. Butterflies and Alraunes has a symbiotic relationship. They work together to catch prey and then feed upon it together. But for the most part, these Yokai are benevolent beings who are always willing to help those in need despite having malevolent tendencies.

## Symbolism

Many cultures and the Christian religion look to this flying insect with deep reverence and use it as a symbol for many life concepts. To summarize, the butterfly symbolism works as a representation of resurrection, change, renewal, hope, endurance, and courage to embrace the transformation to make life better.