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title: "Araña bromelia de muslos rojos"
description: "Cupiennius coccineus — Insectos y arañas. Cupiennius coccineus, also known by its common name red-thighed bromeliad spider, is a species from the genus Cupiennius."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/red-thighed-bromeliad-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Araña bromelia de muslos rojos

> Cupiennius coccineus — Insectos y arañas. Cupiennius coccineus, also known by its common name red-thighed bromeliad spider, is a species from the genus Cupiennius.

- Scientific name: *Cupiennius coccineus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectos y arañas)
- Habitats: `jungle` (Selva)
- iNaturalist observations: 3774
- Wikidata: [Q2690287](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2690287)
- iNaturalist taxon: [179891](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/179891)

## Names

- en: Red-thighed Bromeliad Spider
- es: Araña bromelia de muslos rojos

## Countries with the most observations

CR (1733), CO (320), PA (184), EC (158), NI (19), HN (3)

## Summary

Cupiennius coccineus, also known by its common name red-thighed bromeliad spider, is a species from the genus Cupiennius.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupiennius_coccineus

## Photo

![Araña bromelia de muslos rojos](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-thighed-bromeliad-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andreas Manz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256366274

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-thighed-bromeliad-spider?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).