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Black Moth (黒い蛾, Kuroi ga) is a genetically altered lion kaiju created by Toho that first appeared in the 1969 film Latitude Zero.

Name
Black Moth's name comes from the two American words black and moth, although she has no connections with moths whatsoever. The black in her name may refer to either her black wings or the name of Mailk's ship the Black Shark.

Appearance
Black Moth is a giant lion with huge black condor wings grafted to her body.

Latitude Zero
Black Moth was created by Malik who surgically implanted a human brain into a lion and then grafted condor wings onto it. He also gave her some of his special growth serum. Malik gave her the first command of having her intercept the crew of Alpha, but she disobeyed and stayed perched in the mountains. Later, after the Black Shark had been caught in a magnetic field Black Moth swooped in seeking revenge on her creator. She managed to knock off the laser turret which discharged at the mountainside. This caused an avalanche which buried her and the Black Shark.

Abilities

 * Black Moth is as strong as a lion an even more because of Malik's growth serum.
 * Black Moth can fly at Mach 2
 * Black Moth can use his claws in battle
 * Black Moth can use his strong jaws to cause damage to things such as the Black Shark's laser turret.