At this point I’ve outlined to anyone paying attention that fae are not all your Tinkerbell types, playing in flowers and drifting about on butterfly wings. But that classification still has a place in the mercurial taxonomy of the fair folk.
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.
