Help ID my T!

[T-Baby]

Hi everyone, I have had this girl for a while now, purchased as G. Rosea, but having also owned many specimens of this genus, she seems to have different colouration to me? Maybe part of the normal colour changes they go through but just wanted to ask fellow members if they also agree this is a G. rosea. If not, any suggestions on what she may be please?
Pictures with and without flash.
Thanks for looking!

 

[Phil]

Hi everyone, I have had this girl for a while now, purchased as G. Rosea, but having also owned many specimens of this genus, she seems to have different colouration to me? Maybe part of the normal colour changes they go through but just wanted to ask fellow members if they also agree this is a G. rosea. If not, any suggestions on what she may be please?
Pictures with and without flash.
Thanks for looking!

What a great post. I hope you get the answer. @Arachnoclown....over to you buddy!

 

[T-Baby]

Thank you babes @Phil

 

[ilovebrachys]

I would imagine that's @KezyGLA will be able to help too and @Casey K. ....
maybe its a hybrid..lovely looking T you have there @T-Baby

 

[T-Baby]

Thank you very much @ilovebrachys she is pretty never the less I’m just not convinced she’s a ‘pure’ Rosea, if a Rosea at all lol!
I’ve had a fair amount of them and Porteri’s but she looks different, even next to my Adult Female Rosea I have here now!

 

[Casey K.]

It looks like Grammastola sp. maule or Eupalaestrus campestratus (pink zebra beauty).


Or it could be a Grammastola rosea in dire need of a molt, lol...but the coloration of the carapace is throwing me off so I'm leaning towards the maule or the pzb......

 

[T-Baby]

I have both of those and I must say my Campestratus is more black but does resemble the Maule slightly, however it’s not as fluffy or as vivid in colouration. Thank you for your input @Casey K.

 

[Casey K.]

I have both of those and I must say my Campestratus is more black but does resemble the Maule slightly, however it’s not as fully or as vivid in colouration. Thank you for your input @Casey K.

You are welcome!

 

[T-Baby]

Just for reference this is my Maule

 

[Casey K.]

Just for reference this is my Maule

Yeah I've had them, concepcion, porteri, rosea, etc....

Has this tarantula ever molted in your care? (The one you are trying to identify)

 

[Tnoob]

I think I'm looking at an Arizona blonde, but what do I know? Very interesting sp. Pretty...

 

[Arachnoclown]

What a great post. I hope you get the answer. @Arachnoclown....over to you buddy!

It's a beautiful spider!!!! That's my guess!

 

[T-Baby]

No @Casey K. But being an apparent Grammostola I could be waiting a very long time!! Lol
I do agree though, she does resemble the Maule slightly, maybe a hybrid?

 

[Casey K.]

No @Casey K. But being an apparent Grammostola I could be waiting a very long time!! Lol
I do agree though, she does resemble the Maule slightly, maybe a hybrid?

Its always a possibility. I would wait until it molts for you. The colors really pop then. Some species (aphonopelma seemani for example) are darker and more dull in color, almost completely brown at the end of their molt cycle....but once they molt, you can see the beautiful blue.

 

[T-Baby]

Couldn’t agree more, I guess I’ll just keep her listed as a Rosea.
I will later do a side by side of her and my Maule though as I’m curious

 

[KezyGLA]

Grammostola sp. concepcion

It is locality variant of rosea

 

[Phil]

Grammostola sp. concepcion

It is locality variant of rosea

not that I am in any position to doubt, but can I please ask whether you were looking at pics in the OP or the other embedded pic of the "Maule" later down the thread?
I have a G sp. concepcion (or at least I think it is!) and she looks like this....

 

[T-Baby]

Shall I do a side by side picture of her, the Maule and the Concepcion?

 

[Phil]

Shall I do a side by side picture of her, the Maule and the Concepcion?

wouldn't do any harm

 

[menavodi]

Shall I do a side by side picture of her, the Maule and the Concepcion?

Sure, that might help!