Dark moth: Difference between revisions

Dragon Quest monster
Dark moth
	; Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese	ブラックモス
Romaji	Burakku mosu
First appearance	Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Variants	Devilmoth; Giant moth; Killer moth

Latest revision as of 19:00, 10 August 2026

The dark moth is a pitch-black pallet-swap of the more common giant moth.

Originally an inhabitant of the World of Darkness and appearing exclusively in Dragon Quest VIII, it has since reappeared in the Monsters spin-off series.

[[File:DQ8 Bug Family Icon.png|link=Bug family]] Dark moth (ブラックモス, Burakku mosu )
Defeated Monster List No. : #213

Image	Attributes
	HP	MP	EXP	Gold	Attack	Defence	Agility	Evasion
	286	100	226	15	170	136	118	⁰⁄₆₄

Additional information
Spells	Skills	Locations	Dropped item
Kazing	Venom Mist	World of Darkness Farebury Region (night) Alexandria Region Maella Region Land of the Moles Kingdom of Trodain Baccarat Region Arcadia Region	Rennet powder¹⁄₁₆ Saint's ashes¹⁄₁₂₈
Description	Few travellers survive an encounter with these foul monsters, as every beat of their dark wings fills in the air with a poisonous powder.
Notable changes in the remake

Dark moth is a S-rank monster of the Nature family. Its main talent is Toxifier.

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 The '''dark moth''' is a pitch-black pallet-swap of the more common [[giant moth]].
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+Dark moth is a S-rank monster of the [[Nature family]]. Its main talent is [[Toxifier]].
-==Similar species==
-*[[Giant moth]]
-*[[Devilmoth]]
-*[[Killer moth]]
-[[Category:Butterflies and moths]]
+[[Category:Bugs]]
+[[Category:Nature family]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest VIII enemies]]
 [[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 enemies]]