Brachypelma albiceps
(Golden Red-rump Tarantula)

Featured spider picture The spider species Brachypelma albiceps, commonly known as Golden Red-rump Tarantula, belongs to the genus Brachypelma, in the family Theraphosidae. Brachypelma albiceps spiders have been sighted 1 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Brachypelma albiceps includes 1 countries and 0 states in the United States. Brachypelma albiceps is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Brachypelma
Species: Brachypelma albiceps

Other Common Names

Golden Red-rump Tarantula

Author

Pocock, 1903

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 1 confirmed sightings of Brachypelma albiceps (Golden Red-rump Tarantula), with the most recent sighting submitted on December 19, 2018 by Spider ID member rickcwest. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 1 sightings because of certain Brachypelma albiceps sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Brachypelma albiceps spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 1)
Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
Environment: Brachypelma albiceps has been sighted 3 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Under rock or debris (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (1). Desert area (1).