| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | Found during summer, this striking insect, which has the Maori name kahukura, is not often caught without a net as it is a powerful flyer. During the immature stages of its development the butterfly lives in the stinging nettle plant. |
| Face value | 1 New Zealand cent |
| Catalog code (Michel) | NZ 518X |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier NZ 509 - Stanley Gibbons NZ 915 |
| Series | Definitive |
| Issue date | 02/09/1970 |
| Designer | Enid Hunter |
| Paper type | Chalk surfaced, with and without watermark |
| Print technique | Photogravure |
| Printed by | Harrison and Sons, England |
| Perforation | 13 1/2 : 13 |
| Height | 25.00 mm |
| Width | 21.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
