Quote Originally Posted by flamesbane View Post
Kamani is definitely an A. avicularia. A. avicularia have white tipped setae on their legs (as do most Avicularia), however Kamani doesn't have the white tipped setae on the abdomen you would expect to see on an A. metallica.
After all the confusion, I think we have a winner. My husband and I only own an A versicolor so we do not have specimens on hand to accurately study; another thread I found in my search here seems to correlate with what flamesbane is mentioning of the white tipped setae being predominant all over the A metallica and a more pink tipped (which can appear whitish) setae on the Avic avic.

This is one reason the Avicularia species is quite prone to accidental hybridization, something most breeders do everything in their power to avoid. A select few less careful ones don't hesitate and our local pet stores can quite easily wind up with specimens that are very easy to incorrectly identify without the help of a dedicated taxonomist. Not saying that yours is one of these, just musing more than anything.

The metallica's are definitely not rare, but you hardly see them in pet stores so it would have been a cool find. Guyana's are just as pretty though and have that trademark Avic high step that we love so much.