4¢ 1970 - Puriri Moth


4¢ 1970 - Puriri Moth
Added by Alain Martineau
General Description : Confined to the North Island, the larva of this insect feeds on the wood of wineberry, manuka, kamahi, puriri and several other trees. Females sometimes have a 15cm wingspan.
Face value 4 New Zealand cent
Catalog code (Michel) NZ 522 X
Catalog code Stanley Gibbons NZ919
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
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