Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon with blue and purple butterflies on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style with bold outlines.
Pink ribbon and butterflies on thigh
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a butterfly, flower and swirling vines across the ankle and top of a foot.
Butterfly and flower vines on a foot
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of a large peony with green leaves and a butterfly, running up the inside of a forearm.
Peony and butterfly on a forearm
Flash drawing of a pink butterfly with black swirling vine and small star shapes, outlined in black with pink wash shading.
Butterfly and swirling vine design
Black outline butterfly tattoo with looped wings and a purple awareness ribbon at its centre, on the wrist.
Butterfly with purple awareness ribbon
Three colourful butterflies tattooed down the side of a person's ribs, shown from behind in a grassy garden setting.
Three butterflies on the side of the torso
Black and grey butterflies, swirling vines and small stars tattooed on an ankle and the top of a foot, with the name Sara in script at the bottom.
Butterflies and vines on an ankle
Black and white line drawing of an elephant head with butterfly wings for ears, framed by daisies and roses, shown as a tattoo design.
Elephant with butterfly wings and flowers
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with blue and pink swirled wings and black outline, on the forearm.
Swirl butterfly on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on skin showing two facing skulls, a skeletal hand, three butterflies, a rose and swirling smoke.
Two skulls, butterflies and rose in black and grey
Traditional style tattoo of a bearded man with a quiff and moustache on the back of a hand, with small finger tattoos and a Believe script on the wrist.
Bearded man portrait on the back of a hand
Full arm sleeve in traditional style with a sailing ship, shark, swallow, pin-up and roses scattered with small stars, shown in three photographs on the upper arm and forearm.
Traditional nautical full arm sleeve
Colourful traditional arm sleeve on the upper arm and forearm, with a woman's face in grey and pink, a red rose, a dagger and a butterfly.
Traditional arm sleeve with woman, rose and butterfly
Black and grey traditional butterfly and moth tattoos on the inner forearms and elbows of a person with raised arms.
Butterflies and moths on both forearms
Printed realistic blue butterfly design with a soft grey shadow on a white card, placed beside a ruler on a wooden surface.
Blue butterfly design on white card
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with dark wing edging on the top of a foot, worn with pink suede peep-toe platform heels.
Blue butterfly on top of foot
Two black and grey butterfly tattoos with lace-like wings sit on a woman's abdomen, one beside the navel and one lower down, above black shorts.
Two lace-winged butterflies on the abdomen
Black tribal-style cat leaping from a shaded purple lotus towards a small blue butterfly, tattooed on skin.
Tribal cat leaping from a lotus
Small fine line butterfly tattoo with black outlined wings and soft pink shading on the lower wings, placed centrally on the upper back.
Small butterfly on upper back
Black and grey mandala leg sleeve with a moth on each upper thigh, shown from the thighs down to the feet on a dark table.
Mandala leg sleeve with butterflies
Fine line black tattoo of a seated cat reaching up toward a butterfly with small sparkles, on the inner forearm.
Cat reaching for a butterfly on a forearm
Flash sheet of three black tribal designs, each combining butterfly wings with a central heart, drawn with swirling solid linework on white.
Three tribal butterfly and heart designs
Black script lettering reading learn to love yourself and never hide the scars, with a small butterfly outline, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote and butterfly tattoo on the back
Black silhouette of a dancing woman with a pink ribbon, pink flowers and outlined stars tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Silhouette figure with stars and flowers on ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch and a shaded blue butterfly across the lower abdomen, in a realistic botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch and butterfly on abdomen
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with shaded wings on the upper arm of a person wearing a black t-shirt.
Butterfly tattoo on an upper arm
Colour tattoo on a woman's upper back showing a red feather turning into butterflies above a seated child drawn in outline with red and orange wash.
Feather, butterflies and a child on upper back
Colour butterflies beside black script reading "Your tears will dry, you'll soon be free to fly", a lettering tattoo on the back.
Butterflies and script quote on the back
Digital 3D render of a woman in black lace lingerie with a rose on one arm, a dark tattoo sleeve on the other, a koi fish on one thigh and a dreamcatcher on the other.
Woman in lingerie with tattoos on arms and thighs
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman wearing a lace mask, with roses and butterflies covering the full back.
Woman in a lace mask and roses across the back
Black scrollwork butterfly tattoo with a teal ribbon across the centre, on the upper back of a person with dark hair tied up.
Butterfly with teal ribbon on upper back
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a monarch butterfly, turquoise beads and magenta-tipped feathers, on the forearm.
Dreamcatcher with monarch butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a person's upper back and shoulder with a small colour monarch butterfly tattoo and black script lettering reading Love me for who i am.
Monarch butterfly and script on the upper back
Black and grey flash sheet of separate tattoo designs including a bird, skull, anchor, key, compass rose, moth, butterfly and a sailing ship, with no body placement shown.
Black and grey tattoo flash sheet
Pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo design with two roses, a pocket watch, a butterfly and a strand of beads, drawn on paper with no body placement shown.
Rose, pocket watch and butterfly design
Close crop of a torso in ripped blue jeans showing a black and grey butterfly tattoo on the lower abdomen above the waistband.
Butterfly tattoo above the hip
Black and grey blackwork butterfly tattoos with swirling tendrils on two hands pressed together.
Matching butterfly tattoos on two hands
Side by side, a purple outline stencil and a finished black shaded butterfly tattoo with tribal swirls on the lower back.
Butterfly with tribal swirls before and after
Black and white vintage photograph of four women seen from behind, each with traditional-style tattoos of butterflies, birds and florals on the hips and buttocks.
Four women with hip tattoos, vintage photograph
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo surrounded by roses, leaves and a butterfly, shown on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sugar skull with roses on a forearm
Small black fine line butterfly tattoo on the outer top of a bare foot, with bright orange painted toenails on a tiled floor.
Small butterfly tattoo on a foot
Two pencil sketches of tattoo designs showing flowers, leaves and butterflies, one in blue pencil and one in graphite.
Floral and butterfly tattoo design sketches
Colour tattoo of a green and purple butterfly with a red blossom branch on a woman's middle back, in a botanical style.
Butterfly and blossom on the back
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman in profile inside an ornate oval cameo frame, with scrolls, flowers, a rose and butterflies, shown without a body placement.
Cameo portrait with roses and butterflies
Pencil-style drawing of a dreamcatcher with feathers, ribbons, two roses and butterflies, shaded in purple-grey with a pink and yellow wash, as a tattoo design.
Dreamcatcher with roses and butterflies
Drawing of a butterfly-style design with spiderweb wings, curled tendrils and a dark central body, shaded in lilac and purple on a white background.
Web-winged butterfly design in lilac
Two realistic orange, black and teal butterfly tattoos, one on the back of each hand, with a partly visible traditional flower tattoo at the top left.
Butterflies on the backs of both hands
Painted tattoo design of black butterfly silhouettes over purple, pink and blue watercolour splashes, drawn on pale paper.
Watercolour butterflies in black and purple