Lymantria
Creature Guide
InvertebratesOverview
The Lymantria (ly-man-tree-ah), also known as the Desert Moth, is a giant moth creature found in ARK: Survival Evolved. Released with the Scorched Earth expansion, this evasive flyer is known for its unique spore-releasing ability that slows enemies by 90%. While its flight speed is slow, it produces valuable Silk and can be used as a flying mount or spore bomber during tribe sieges.
Dossier
Wild
Like its smaller relatives, Lymantria sporarmis survives by draining plants and vegetables of their nutrients. Given the desolate nature of the region, that makes its options rather limited, but fortunately its relationship with the desert
Domesticated
Lymantria is occasionally used as a one man flying mount, but its ability to produce silk and spores is often considered more valuable due to its slow flight speed. Its silk can be weaved into heat-dispersing cloth, and its spores gathered for fertilizer or poison. Its saving grace as a mount is its ability to release spores mid flight, allowing it to act as a primitive bomber during sieges.
Behavior
- Passive creature that flees when attacked
- Releases green spore mist when attacked - slows attackers by 90% and drains stamina
- Flies almost straight up when threatened
- Symbiotic relationship with desert plants - pollinates and releases nourishing spores
- Spores are nutritious to plants but poisonous to most organisms
Taming
Drops
Habitat
Base Stats
Notes
- Dossier revealed with Scorched Earth expansion
- Also known as Desert Moth
- Name
- is derived from the real genus of gypsy moths
- Cannot be ridden while wielding weapons
- Can damage Thatch, Greenhouse, and Wooden structures
- Lays Moth Eggs which can be incubated
- One of the few creatures that prefer Regular Kibble