Brachypelma auratum
(Mexican Flame-knee Tarantula)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Brachypelma auratum Schmidt, 1992, female. Mexican flameknee tarantula. C.I.T.E.S.-listed.

• Submitted by: 
  
  rickcwest
• Submitted: Dec 14, 2018
• Photographed: Dec 12, 2016
• Spider: Brachypelma auratum (Mexican Flame-knee Tarantula)
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Location: nr. Ciudad Altamirano, State of Guerrero, Mexico
• Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Under rock, log, or debris,Forest,Desert area
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal