Moth

MothHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Flying Enemy
Environment	Underground Jungle
AI Type	Flying AI
Damage	70/140/210
Max Life	1000/2000/3000
Defense	28
KB Resist	60%/64%/68%
Banner	Moth Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	615

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Butterfly Dust
  50%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 205

Not to be confused with Mothron, the Solar Eclipse mini-boss.

The Moth is a rare Hardmode enemy that spawns in the Underground Jungle. They fly around very slowly, and upon seeing the player, will direct their attention towards them and attempt to deal damage to them. Upon killing the Moth, there is a chance that it will drop Butterfly Dust. On Desktop it will only drop if a mechanical boss has been defeated. Butterfly dust is solely used in the creation of Butterfly Wings.

It is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer.

Tips

• Despite having relatively high HP, the Moth can easily be killed with any Hardmode weapons, making the Butterfly Wings easily obtainable. In addition, the Butterfly Wings go further than the Angel or Demon Wings, and also emit light.

Trivia

• The Bestiary entry for the Moth: "Rarely, exposure to jungle toxins causes certain moths to mutate to enormous size. They release a valuable dust on death."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Now has a chance to drop the Moth Banner.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.