Thx for the reply @Venom1080! What gets me is alot of Euro photos show the abdominal hairs as whitish. Not red, so something is up. The male I have for her is from a much more reputable source, and it too is sporting the red hairs.
Yes, IMO it's what the hobby (especially U.S.) calls urticans, although they were originally called sp. Peru Purple when first brought to the hobby. Europeans know better as lots of them have or know about the original green Avic. that fits in the urticans complex while sp. Peru Purple doesn't.
More info on this thread: http://arachnoboards.com/threads/av...vicularia-sp-peru-purple.267736/#post-2311818
If you read that thread I linked, I explained that there are two different species labeled as urticans. The original urticans is green, pics of them are commonly posted by Europeans. The purple urticans is sp. Peru Purple ( which is the original name when they hit the hobby, sometimes labeled sp. Amazonas purple back then). Both of these species were collected from Iquitos, Peru. Which may be the reason dealers labeled them urticans. Pretty much It's a complicated mess but it is explained in that thread. Read the thread and links thoroughly, LMK if you have anymore Qs.
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