A.metallica or A.avicularia ??

regalis

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It was sold as A.metallica to me..yesterday she molted..here it is..but i'm not a 100% if this is a.metallica..

BEFORE molt..



AFTER molt..

 

Alice

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that's a metallica or possibly a hybrid, but i don't think its a A. avicularia. sadly, many metallicas are crossbred with avicularias. on the other hand, that metallic-blue-green on yours looks just like on the one a friend of mine got.
can you post a picture of her abdomen? she seems to have red hairs there... that would indicate a hybrid.
 

Alice

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i'd say metallica, but if the breeder doesn't tell you there's no way to be sure.
 

regalis

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He said to me..you wanna buy A.metallica? i said yes.. oh..and she's about 12cm in legspan.
 
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ShadowBlade

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I would guess that's A. avicularia. not metallica.
But of course the entire Avicularia genus needs loads of work.
 

ACR

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Its A. avicularia. The metallica have more black the abdomen
 

regalis

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Ok thanks guys! i'm pretty sure too now that is a A.avicularia
 

MindUtopia

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It's impossible to ID a good number of species in this genus upon examination of an exuvia, let alone a photo. You obviously don't have an A. versicolor or minatrix. Whether it's A. avicularia or A. metallica, no one on here is going to be able to tell you. If the person who sold it to you said it's metallica, then I'd stick with that or call it Avicularia sp. Check out some of the threads on the confusion within Avicularia.
 

regalis

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I checked the avicularia genus ..and i'm 80% that this is A.avicularia
 
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