C. fasciatum, C. pentalore here's the difference

Since this has been talked about here on this board, and is a good piece of info I'm cross posting this so it's in more then once place and more people can become educated.

Apparently the difference is that C. pentalore has some purple sheen on it that hasn't been seen on a C. fasciatum. And on top of that apparently it's been illegal since the 80's to import spiders from costa rica where fasciatums are from for the pet trade.

Read the whole thread here: http://www.atshq.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23823