Estrellian Ecology (MHEX)

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''Female monsters of an unknown class that control Star butterflies, similar to how zinogre controls fulgurbugs. It is not normally aggressive unless threatened, and even then, should be treated with caution, unless you want to end up well-done that is.....''

Taxonomy
Estrellian is classified as a ???, though scientists in Revalius suggest that it might be a Wyvern species, possibly even a class of it's own. It has two relatives in Revalius and Aetherius, The Dark Estrellian and Tartarus Estrellian.

Habitat Range
Estrellian has been seen in all temperate and tropical areas in the Revalius and Aetherius regions.

Ecological niche
Estrellians in Revalius and Aetherius are apex predators in their own right, but they do have to compete with equally dangerous predators like Deviljho, Rajang, Seltas Queen, Wilolu, and others. They hunt smaller monsters with ease.

Biological Adaptations
To help them hunt more efficiently and become more active, Estrellian have an unusual relationship with insects known as Star Butterflies. These insects are attracted to a unique energy that Estrellian produce, that Estrellian use to manipulate them to do what the Estrellian wants. Estrellian can manipulate the Star Butterflies to act as armor to protect themselves from some attacks, swarm around prey, and even manipulate them to explode on impact to deal heavy damage to prey. An Estrellian's primary use for the Star Butterflies is to increase its own strength, agility, and activities in order to better allow it to hunt. To do so Estrellian will gather the insects to charge themselves up with the energy from them. This is very similar to how Zinogre use Thunderbugs to charge themselves up.

Estrellians in Revalius and Aetherius are an all female species, and reproduce via a strange method of Parethogenesis, where The Estrellian mates with a male of another species, usually a zinogre, to stimulate egg production, but the Estrellian that is born does not share the "Father's" Genetics, as it only has the genetics of the Mother, with the exception of an occasional mutation. They give birth to live young.

Behavior
The Estrellians of the Revalius and Aetherius regions are not very aggressive unless threatened, but even so, they should be treated with caution and respect.