Pillywiggin
Little fairies with butterfly wings, close to the description of pillywiggins. | |
| Creature information | |
|---|---|
| Grouping | Popular folklore |
| Sub grouping | Fairy and Goblin |
| Origin | |
| Country | Great Britain and Ireland |
| Details | Very small size, habitat flora |
Pillywiggins are tiny goblins and fairies, guardians of the flora, mentioned in English and Irish folklore. Tiny in size, they have the antennae and wings of a butterfly or dragonfly, live in groups and spend their time frolicking among the flowers.
They are described by Nancy Arrowsmith, and later by Pierre Dubois and others in The Great Encyclopedia of Fairies and Lessons in Elficology.