Earlier this year I purchased an A/F "Singapore Blue" Lampropelma violaceopes from someone with a small collection and little information. At the time I doubted the ID as it appeared much darker than my own A/F, however I put this down to needing a moult.
Since then my own L. violaceopes has moulted and shown electric blue legs with small amounts of yellow on the toes.
The newly aquired L. violaeceopes mouted a couple of months later but the electric blue legs were not evident. So, I therefore wondered if this is a sign of age, a mere colour difference or perhaps the elusive Borneo Black?
Attached are some pix of the lady in question, soon after the moult.
Prior to moult:
After moult:
exuvia without flash
exuvia with flash
And by comparision the electric blue lady:
Since then my own L. violaceopes has moulted and shown electric blue legs with small amounts of yellow on the toes.
The newly aquired L. violaeceopes mouted a couple of months later but the electric blue legs were not evident. So, I therefore wondered if this is a sign of age, a mere colour difference or perhaps the elusive Borneo Black?
Attached are some pix of the lady in question, soon after the moult.
Prior to moult:
After moult:
exuvia without flash
exuvia with flash
And by comparision the electric blue lady:
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