---
title: "Desert Black Swallowtail"
description: "Papilio polyxenes rudkini — Insects & spiders. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/desert-black-swallowtail
last_updated: 2026-10-01
---

# Desert Black Swallowtail

> Papilio polyxenes rudkini — Insects & spiders. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Papilio polyxenes rudkini*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1415
- iNaturalist taxon: [1234922](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1234922)

## Names

- en: Desert Black Swallowtail
- es: Mariposa cometa negra del desierto

## Photo

![Desert Black Swallowtail](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/desert-black-swallowtail/medium.jpg?v=eef41d47)

Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 · iNaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241056639

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/desert-black-swallowtail?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).