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. It flies around very slowly, and upon seeing the player, will direct its attention towards them and attempt to deal damage to them. Upon killing the Moth, there is a chance that it will drop Butterfly Dust, which is solely used to craft Butterfly Wings. On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, it will only drop if any mechanical boss has been defeated.

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

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

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now only drops Butterfly Dust after one mechanical boss has been defeated.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.