This species is 55% complete

Aphonopelma mooreae Smith, 1995

Mexico ♂

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Aphonopelma mooreae

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Aphonopelma mooreae

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Taxonomy and History

Scientific Name : Aphonopelma mooreae

Described By: Smith, 1995
Researcher Profile: Andrew Smith
Genus: Aphonopelma
Etymology: Named after Barbara Moore, President of the American Arachnology Society
Original Type Locality: Sonoza, South of Yerora (= Yecora) in the State of Sonora, Mexico

- Aphonopelma moorei Smith, 1995
- Aphonopelma mooreae Peters, 2003

Specimen Records

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Adult Male Activity

Tarantula Spiders: Tarantulas of the U.S.A. and Mexico

Andrew Smith ,1995

Fitzgerald Publishing, London
- Aphonopelma cookei, Aphonopelma gabeli, Aphonopelma gertschi, Aphonopelma levii, Aphonopelma mooreae, Aphonopelma platnicki, Acentropelma sorkini

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