Tarantulas by Color

[ErinM31]

I put together this list for fun, going by primary color of the adult tarantula (I had no idea that Avics are only blue when young, or at least some species are!). It is far from complete, I am sure and several species have confused me or perhaps come in more than one color? Please let me know what should be added to the list and if any should be removed or reclassified.

Red/Pink: Brachypelma emilia, Brachypelma klaasi, Grammostola iheringi, Grammostola rosea, Paraphysa scrofa

Red-Orange: Brachypelma baumgarteni, Brachypelma boehmei, Megaphobema robustum

Orange: Hapalopus sp. “Pumpkin Patch”, Orphnaecus philippinus, Pamphobeteus sp. "Solaris", Pterinochilus murinus, Tapinauchenius gigas

Yellow/Gold: Aphonopelma moderatum, Augacephalus breyeri, Augacephalus ezendami, Encyocratella olivacea, Haplopelma hainanum, Harpactira pulchripes, Idiothele mira, Neoholothele incei, Stromatopelma calceatum

Green: Cyriopagopus schioedtei, Euathlus truculentus, Poecilothera rufilata, Psalmopoeus cambridgei

Blue: Chilobrachys dyscolus, Coremiocnemis brachyramosa, Haplopelma lividium, Ischnocolinae sp. “Dominican Blue”, Oligoxystre diamantinensis, Poecilothera metallica, Pseudohapalopus sp. “Blue”, Pterinopelma sazimai

Purple: Avicularia purpurea, Pamphobeteus insignis, Pamphobeteus sp. "Machalla", Phormictopus sp. "Dominican Purple", Tapinauchenius violaceus, Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus

White: Heteroscodra maculata, Poecilothera regalis, Poecilothera vittata

Black: Acanthoscurria musculosa, Brachypelma albopilosum, Brachypelma schroederi, Grammostola actaeon, Grammostola pulchra, Omothymus nigerrimum, Pamphobeteus antinous

 

[efmp1987]

Blue / purple mix up (for convenience sake) - http://arachnoboards.com/threads/rank-from-most-blue-to-least-blue-tarantula.298661/

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Red: Brachypelma emilia
Black: Pamphobeteus antinous, Omothymus nigerrimum/nigerrimum arboricola, Grammostola actaeon, Acanthoscurria musculosa
Purple: Tapinauchenius cupreus
Green: Cyriopagopus lividus (emerald green)

 

[efmp1987]

Red: Brachypelma emilia
Black: Pamphobeteus antinous, Omothymus nigerrimum/nigerrimum arboricola, Grammostola actaeon
Purple: Tapinauchenius cupreus
Green: Cyriopagopus lividus (emerald green)

Im curious about the emerald green. Are they rare? A pet shop is selling one here. But Im not too overfly fond of pet holes. XD

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Im curious about the emerald green. Are they rare? A pet shop is selling one here. But Im not too overfly fond of pet holes. XD

No idea, I don't plan on getting one as fast/aggy pet holes don't really appeal to me.

 

[Leila]

Green: Psalmopoeus cambridgei

 

[efmp1987]

No idea, I don't plan on getting one as fast/aggy pet holes don't really appeal to me.

But holes are nice. In fact they are more beautiful than the grand H lividum crouching inside.

 

[miss moxie]

Red: M. robustum, M. mesomelas, Theraphosinae sp "Panama", G. iheringi kinda,

Orange: Pamphobeteus sp. Solaris

 

[Venom1080]

Red: M. robustum, M. mesomelas, Theraphosinae sp "Panama", G. iheringi kinda,

Orange: Pamphobeteus sp. Solaris

Robustum and mesomales are orange..

 

[efmp1987]

Can OBT RCF be classified as red? Or more orange?

Red: M. robustum, M. mesomelas, Theraphosinae sp "Panama", G. iheringi kinda,

Orange: Pamphobeteus sp. Solaris

Robustum so pretty! Thanks for mentioning.

 

[miss moxie]

Robustum and mesomales are orange..

They look more red-orange to me. They're certainly not orange like OBT.

 

[ErinM31]

Red: Brachypelma emilia
Black: Pamphobeteus antinous, Omothymus nigerrimum/nigerrimum arboricola, Grammostola actaeon, Acanthoscurria musculosa
Purple: Tapinauchenius cupreus
Green: Cyriopagopus lividus (emerald green)

Is Cyriopagopus lividus (emerald green) the same as Cyriopagopus schioedtei? The former I haven't found anything on beyond debate as to whether or not it in fact exists. The latter is indeed green but all the references I have found are years old and tarantula names are always changing!

EDIT: It appears to me that Cyriopagopus schioedtei is still classified as such. As for Cyriopagopus lividus (emerald green), if someone has one, I would love to see a photo!

 

[efmp1987]

Is Cyriopagopus lividus (emerald green) the same as Cyriopagopus schioedtei? The former I haven't found anything on beyond debate as to whether or not it in fact exists. The latter is indeed green but all the references I have found are years old and tarantula names are always changing!

Its Haplopema lividum cf. "emerald green".

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Is Cyriopagopus lividus (emerald green) the same as Cyriopagopus schioedtei?

Na, separate species, the emerald green is a colour form of C. lividus.

Its Haplopema lividum cf. "emerald green".

It was, it's now Cyriopagopus lividus cf. "Emerald Green" and has been for some time.

 

[efmp1987]

Na, separate species, the emerald green is a colour form of C. lividus.



It was, it's now Cyriopagopus lividus cf. "Emerald Green" and has been for some time.

You mean to say there is a lividus, and there is a lividum? LOL

Edit: NVM. Read about the revision.

 

[ErinM31]

Robustum and mesomales are orange..

They look more red-orange to me. They're certainly not orange like OBT.

That is definitely a difficulty with any such list -- where to make divides and what should be classified together! I have yet to see any vividly red tarantula but there are pale red and more vivid red-orange. Hmm...

EDIT: Created a red-orange category!

 

[Andy00]

Rainbow:
Caribena versicolor
Ybyrapora diversipes
Typhoclaena (the whole genus I think)

 

[Venom1080]

They look more red-orange to me. They're certainly not orange like OBT.

Mine is.
(In need of a molt here)
Can't speak for mesomales. But the pictures certainly look alot more orange to me. The abdomen is pretty red, but legs are definitely orange.

 

[miss moxie]

Mine is. View attachment 253694
(In need of a molt here)
Can't speak for mesomales. But the pictures certainly look alot more orange to me. The abdomen is pretty red, but legs are definitely orange.

Huh! Never saw one in person. Some pictures make them look like orange but a lot also make them look red-orange. Like this one. But yours is definitely orange.

 

[Venom1080]

Huh! Never saw one in person. Some pictures make them look like orange but a lot also make them look red-orange. Like this one. But yours is definitely orange.

Maaaaaybe when fresh off a molt.