21. There is a pale gold apical fringe consisting of a few large, metallic scales on the tegula . 22. The thorax, tegula and forewing are strongly mottled with scales which are white basally and brown distally. 23. The forewings are pale yellow mixed with white basally, concolorous and continuous with the thorax and tegula . 24. It is similar to " Gnathothlibus fijiensis " but the outer edge of the tegula is creamy white. 25. The thorax, tegula and forewing are strongly mottled with scales, which are white basally and dark brown distally. 26. The thorax and tegula are brown tinged with greyish white except the tegula which are pale reddish brown at the base. 27. The thorax and tegula are brown tinged with greyish white except the tegula which are pale reddish brown at the base. 28. The tegula has a dark brown median line, bordered on each side by a pale grey stripe and irrorated with pale purple. 29. The tegula are pale olive-green with a characteristic dark olive band along the outer margin immediately above the white outer margin. 30. The difference in the phenolic content can be explained by the herbivory selection pressure due to the sea snail " Tegula tridentata ".
