This summer many of us are keeping an eye out for butterflies to count their numbers. The Country Life Picture Library has a growing selection of images of the natural world - here we showcase a selection of some of their images of butterflies you could spot if you keep your eyes peeled - although they're not all British native species.
Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) butterfly on lilac bloom, Verfeil in the Midi Pyrenees.
A painted lady butterfly on Buddleja Wind Tor at Longstock Park Nursery Garden
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on flower
Silver studded blue (Plebeius argus) butterflies mating at Higher Hyde Heath Reserve.
Poplar Admiral (Limenitis populi) on foliage in Bulgaria
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly on flower.
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Canine muses: Lucian Freud's etchings of Pluto the whippet are among his most popular and expensive workIn the third edition of our limited series, we meet the dogs who've inspired some of our greatest artists.
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Four country houses with their own tennis courts, as seen in Country LifeIf Wimbledon has put you in the mood for more tennis, Annunciata Elwes is here with a selection of homes with their own tennis courts.
