Rod Williams / Chequered / Lime Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio demoleus). Captive. Endemic to Thailand. UK, June.

Pete Oxford / Scrawled or Longtail filefish (Aluterus scriptus) Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

Stefan Huwiler / Linden tree (Tilia sp.) in summer. Switzerland, Europe, July.

Stefan Huwiler / Linden tree (Tilia sp.) in summer. Switzerland, Europe, July.

Stefan Huwiler / Linden tree (Tilia sp.) with heavy frost on small hill. Switzerland, Europe, December.

Stefan Huwiler / Linden tree (Tilia sp.) with heavy frost. Switzerland, Europe, December.

Stefan Huwiler / Linden tree (Tilia sp.) with bare branches at sunset. Switzerland, Europe.

Stefan Huwiler / Linden tree (Tilia sp.) with bare branches at sunset. Switzerland, Europe.

Simon Colmer / Lime nail / bugle galls on Lime leaf caused by Gall mite (Eriophyes tiliae) Sussex, UK, July

Simon Colmer / Lime nail / bugle galls on Lime leaf caused by Gall mite (Eriophyes tiliae) Sussex, UK, July

Simon Colmer / Lime nail / bugle galls on Lime leaf caused by Gall mite (Eriophyes tiliae) Sussex, UK, July

Simon Colmer / Small leaved lime (Tilia cordata) twig and bud in winter against white background, UK

Juergen Freund / People harvesting coral to make lime for betelnut chewing. These branching staghorn corals (Acropora) are amongst the fastest growing corals at about 10 cm/year. M'Buke Island, New Ireland, Papua New...

Juergen Freund / People drying coral to make lime for betelnut chewing. These branching staghorn corals (Acropora) are amongst the fastest growing corals at about 10 cm/year. New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / A pot of lime made from ground staghorn coral, used for betel nut chewing. The betel nut is grown in many food gardens, but families buy the lime. M'Buke Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, June 20...

Juergen Freund / Man applying lime paste to the face of a boy for a sing-sing performance, known as laklakau in the Tigak language, by Enuk villagers. Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, June 2010.

Juergen Freund / Harvested coral used for making lime for betelnut chewing, ready for the drying and burning process. These branching stag-horn corals (Acropora) are amongst the fastest growing corals at about 10 cm/...

Steve Nicholls / Seeds of Common lime tree (Tilia x europaea)

Simon Colmer / Large leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllo) twig and buds in winter, UK

Juergen Freund / Dried acropora / branching corals (Acropora) on the beach. This is collected and dried and fired to extract the lime for betel nut chewing. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.

Kim Taylor / European Hornet (Vespa crabro) nest in a rotting Lime (Tilia sp.) trunk. Sussex, UK, November.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Avenue of mature Lime trees leading to Calke Abbey, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010. Photographer quote: "Autumn is such a great time of year and the National Forest initiative is j...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Car driving down avenue of mature Lime trees leading to Calke Abbey, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Car driving down avenue of mature Lime trees leading to Calke Abbey, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Man with dog jogging down avenue of mature Lime trees leading to Calke Abbey, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Avenue of mature Lime trees leading to Calke Abbey, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Lime tree leaf in foreground of avenue of mature Lime trees leading to Calke Abbey, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Lime tree leaf in foreground with car driving down avenue of mature Lime trees leading to Calke Abbey, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010. Did you know? The surname of the famous taxon...

Edwin Giesbers / Lemon / Common lime swallowtail butterfly (Papilio demoleus) at rest on leaf.

Colin Varndell / Large-leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos) leaves bursting out from bud, Dorset, UK April

Stephen Dalton / Lime hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) UK

Stephen Dalton / Lime hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) UK

Stephen Dalton / Lime speck pug moth (Eupithecia centaureata) Example of bird-dropping cryptic colouration

David Woodfall / Man spreading lime to help neutralise the water in a shrimp pond, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

Simon Colmer / Lime hawk-moth larva (Mimas tiliae) on Lime (Tiliaceae) England, UK

Stephen Dalton / Lime-speck Pug moth (Eupithecia centaureata) backlit view from under leaf, UK

Stephen Dalton / Lime hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) on Lime tree, Sussex, UK

Jean E. Roche / Man carrying "bourras" of lime tree flowers on his head, foire de Buis les Baronnies, Provence, France

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Male Stag beetle (Lucanus elephus) in lime forest, Djerdap National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Roe deer (Cervus elaphus) buck in ancient Lime / Tilia woodland of Djerdab National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Nick Upton / Waterfalls in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, where travertine forms as moss becomes coated in lime.

Nick Upton / Woodland waterfall in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, where travertine forms as moss becomes coated in lime.

Philippe Clement / Basswood / American linden / Lime-tree (Tilia americana) leaf in autumn colours, native to eastern North America

Philippe Clement / Basswood / American linden / Lime-tree (Tilia americana) leaves in autumn colours, native to eastern North America

Philippe Clement / Common lime tree (Tilia x vulgaris / Tilia x europaea) leaf in autumn colours, Europe

Paul Hobson / Lime hawkmoth {Mimas tiliae} camouflaged on Birch bark, UK

Andy Sands / Lime hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) at rest on Lime leaf, Hertfodshire, England. UK

Andy Sands / Lime hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) at rest on Lime twig, Hertfodshire, England. UK

Gary K. Smith / Mistletoe (Viscum album) high on Common Lime tree (Tilia vulgaris), Norfolk, England, UK, October

Gary K. Smith / Mistletoe (Viscum album) high on Common Lime tree (Tilia vulgaris), Norfolk, England, UK, October

WILLIAM OSBORN / Common lime tree {Tilia x europaea} close up of fruits and seeds, Glos, UK

WILLIAM OSBORN / Common lime tree {Tilia x europaea} in winter, sequence 3/3, Glos, UK

WILLIAM OSBORN / Common lime tree {Tilia x europaea} in summer, sequence 1/3, Glos, UK

WILLIAM OSBORN / Common lime tree {Tilia x europaea} in early autumn colours, sequence 2/3, Glos, UK

Dietmar Nill / Lime tree (Tilia sp) silhouetted against a low sun, Germany

Dietmar Nill / A row of Lime trees (Tilia sp) in the snow near Lichtenstein, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common Lime (Papilio demoleus) butterfly, southern Asia

Ingo Arndt / Common Lime (Papilio demoleus) butterfly wing detail showing false eyespot, Asia

Ingo Arndt / Common Lime (Papilio demoleus) butterfly feeding on flower, Asia

Juergen Freund / close up of mouth and teeth of Longtail filefish {Aluterus scriptus} Indo-Pacific

Hans Christoph Kappel / Leaves of Broadleaf lime tree {Tilia platyphyllos} Germany

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Scribbled filefish (Aluterus scriptus) Andaman Sea, Thailand.

Bernard Castelein / Flower heads of Chiltern gentian (Gentianella germanica) NW France - typically found on lime

Jean E. Roche / Pest damage to Lime tree leaves {Tilia sp} France

Jose B. Ruiz / Leaves and flowers of Small leaved lime tree (Tilia cordata) Spain

David Kjaer / Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) male and female mating on plant pot, Wiltshire UK

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Scrawled / Longtail filefish {Aluterus scriptus} feeding on dead Grey bonnet {Palium glaucum} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Scrawled / Longtail filefish {Aluterus scriptus} Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Scrawled / Longtail filefish {Aluterus scriptus} Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Simon Colmer / Small leaved lime (Tilia cordata) bud in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Large leaved lime (Tilia platyphyllos) buds in winter, UK

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Longtail / Scribbled filefish (Aluterus scriptus) Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Niall Benvie / Common lime tree suckers {Tilia x europaea} UK.

Michael Pitts / Juvenile Longtail / Scrawled filefish {Alutera scripta} Bonaire, Caribbean

Philippe Clement / Leaves of Broadleaf lime tree {Tilia platyphyllos} Belgium

Hans Christoph Kappel / Lime hawk moth on bark, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Lime Hawk moth caterpillar, Germany

Hans Christoph Kappel / Lime Hawk moth caterpillar, Germany

Jean E. Roche / Common lime tree leaves and flowers {Tilia x europaea} for sale at market. France Buis les Baronnies

WILLIAM OSBORN / Nigli Gap, Keep river NP, eroded sandstone + {Pandanus} palm trees, Northern Territory,

WILLIAM OSBORN / The Bungle Bungles, Purnululu NP Western Australia. 'Beehives' of eroded sandstone striped with

WILLIAM OSBORN / Nigli Gap, Keep river NP, 'beehives' of sandstone striped with lime shale, Northern

WILLIAM OSBORN / The Bungle Bungles, Purnululu NP Western Australia. Cliffs of sandstone striped with lime

Juergen Freund / Close-up of eye of Longtail filefish {Alutera scripta} Indo Pacific

Juergen Freund / Longtail filefish. Indo Pacific (Alutera scripta)

Niall Benvie / Common lime tree (Tilia x europaea) dawn. Perthshire, Scotland, UK, Europe

Niall Benvie / Lime tree suckers growing off parent tree {Tilia sp} Scotland, UK

Nigel Cattlin / Small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) young leaves in spring, Berkshire, May

Thomas Marent / Large-leafed Lime (Tilia platyphyllos), Switzerland

Robert Thompson / Lime-speck pug moth (Eupithecia centaureata) camouflaged on branch, Murlough NNR, County Down, UK, July

Robert Thompson / Lime hawk-moth (Mimas tiliae) on lichen and moss covered branch, UK, May

Juergen Freund / Longtail filefish {Aluterus scriptus} feeding on coral reef, Indo pacific

Paul Hobson / Lime hawkmoth {Mimas tiliae} captive

Adrian Davies / Pupa of Lime hawkmoth {Mimas tiliae} UK

Jean E. Roche / Man carries Lime tree flowers to market. Baronnies Provence France

Jean E. Roche / Lime flowers being sold at market Buis les Baronnies Provence France