Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Small blue butterfly tattoo in a fine line style on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a metal watch strap beside it.
Small blue butterfly on a wrist
Botanical flash design of a clock face wreathed in flowers and leaves, with a hummingbird above and a butterfly below, drawn in teal and brown on a cream background.
Clock with hummingbird and butterfly
Fine line black origami crane surrounded by small red, green and orange flowers, leaves and dots on the upper back near the shoulder.
Origami crane with flowers on upper back
Two side-by-side photos of legs in boots: a colour tattoo of a bird with green foliage and red shading on the outer thigh, and a teal and orange butterfly with script lettering on the inner thigh.
Bird and butterfly tattoos on thighs
Fine line tattoo of a woman's profile facing left, with a small red heart above her head and a pink butterfly near her face, on the wrist.
Profile line art with hearts on wrist
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with fine line swirls and dots on the ankle, shaded wings against a pale blue background.
Butterfly and swirls on an ankle
Six black and white butterfly illustrations in varied wing patterns, arranged on a white background, suitable as tattoo flash designs.
Six black and white butterfly designs
Black and grey dotwork butterfly inside a diamond outline, tattooed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Butterfly in a diamond on the upper back
Red line drawing of a heart with a butterfly perched on its top edge, with flowing, tapered strokes on a white background.
Butterfly and heart line design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with roses on an upper arm, with a small butterfly above near the shoulder.
Realistic tiger and roses on upper arm
Two people press their inner wrists together, each with a colour monarch butterfly tattoo with bold black outlines on the forearm.
Matching monarch butterflies on two wrists
Realism tattoo of a woman's face with pink and white flowers and blue and orange butterflies on the side of the ribs.
Woman portrait with flowers and butterflies on ribs
Colour tattoo of a butterfly whose wings are red and black chequered racing flags, with a bowtie emblem and fleur-de-lis, on an upper arm in a bold, flat style.
Butterfly with chequered flag wings on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo design with the words She is clothed in strength and dignity, framed by blossom branches and two butterflies.
Proverbs 31:25 lettering with blossom and butterflies
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm showing butterflies, a small anchor, lace-like ornament and large flowers, from upper arm to forearm.
Butterflies, anchor and florals on a full sleeve
Black ornamental flash design of a butterfly made from swirling scrolls and open circles on a white background.
Swirl butterfly flash design
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger through a red rose with black leaves on the chest, flanked by two butterflies on the ribs.
Dagger and rose with butterflies on torso
Monarch butterfly tattoo with orange wings framed by black lace ornament and chains across the sternum.
Monarch butterfly with lace on sternum
Small black and grey butterfly tattoo in fine line style on the wrist, with a braided gold bracelet worn beside it.
Small butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with the word love in script and three small butterflies on the skin.
Infinity symbol with love and butterflies
Colour realism tattoo of a teal butterfly and a red-orange butterfly with a small pink flower on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two butterflies and a flower on the upper back
Small purple butterfly tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a light blue sports bra sitting just above it.
Small butterfly on the ribs
Bold traditional butterfly tattoo with black wings and red flowers on the back of a hand, with a fine line map outline on the forearm.
Butterfly with red flowers on the hand
Hand-coloured botanical flash design of three butterflies and pink buds on a curling vine, drawn on white paper.
Butterflies and flowering vine design
Grey shaded fine line tattoo of a butterfly, cherry blossom flowers, leaves and swirls on a forearm, with a faint pink wash on the wings and petals.
Butterfly and cherry blossom on a forearm
Purple and black tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form a realistic eye, with a second wing and a dark stroke beside it, on bare skin.
Butterfly wing eye tattoo
Four coloured butterflies with shaded wings spread across the side of a person's ribs, in orange, blue, lavender and red.
Four butterflies on the ribs
Close photo of a butterfly tattoo in neo-traditional style, with black swirled outlines and wing panels filled in pink, orange, green, blue and purple.
Colourful swirled butterfly tattoo
Black script reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a small bird and a shaded butterfly near the shoulder.
Quote and butterflies near the shoulder
Flash sheet of three floral bouquets in teal, blue and orange with a monarch butterfly and the script words Always and Forever, in a flat illustrated style.
Floral bouquets with Always and Forever script
Three people show matching solid black butterfly silhouette tattoos in groups of three on the inner wrists.
Matching butterfly silhouettes on wrists
Flash-style drawing of a skull wreathed in pink blossoms, leaves, a butterfly and a hummingbird, in muted pastel washes and black ink on a cream background.
Skull with blossoms and butterfly
Sketched tattoo design of a dreamcatcher with feathers, ribbons, two roses and two butterflies, shaded in purple and pink tones.
Dreamcatcher with roses and butterflies
Black and grey tattoo flash designs printed on a phone case, including a large butterfly, a compass, chevrons, a rose and a microphone.
Tattoo flash sheet printed on a phone case
Traditional style colour tattoo of a butterfly with a red crescent moon, green leaves and a red flower on a leg.
Traditional butterfly with crescent moon
Traditional style flash drawing of a sailing ship framed by red roses, a yellow butterfly and crabs, drawn on paper.
Ship, roses and butterfly flash design
Colour tattoo of pink, purple and teal flowers, butterflies and small stars in a sweeping vertical line across a person's back.
Flowers, butterflies and stars down a back
Black linework butterfly design with lace-like wing patterns, dotted trailing lines and a soft pink wash, drawn on paper as a flash design.
Lace-patterned butterfly design
Black fine line tattoo of three outlined butterflies with curling swirls on bare skin, placed along the side of the torso.
Three butterflies with swirling linework
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with rose-filled wings on the side of a thigh, shown in dotwork and fine line shading.
Butterfly with floral wings on the thigh
Colourful tattoo of a pink and yellow dinosaur with a small green figure and a butterfly, on the upper arm.
Pink and yellow dinosaur on upper arm
Maroon and black butterfly tattoo with fine line swirls on the upper arm, with a beaded chain draped across the skin.
Maroon butterfly with swirls on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading Forever 18 with a small butterfly beside it, on the lower abdomen of a person wearing a yellow swimsuit.
Forever 18 script and butterfly on the abdomen
Black ink and watercolour drawing of a butterfly whose wings and body are formed from pink flowers and leaves on a peach background.
Butterfly made of pink blossom
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
Black ink tattoo of two five-petal flowers, three butterflies and sweeping swirl lines across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Flowers and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a butterfly filled with red, blue, yellow and orange puzzle piece shapes, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow, on the forearm.
Puzzle piece butterfly on a forearm
Grey shaded butterfly tattoo with soft gradient wings on the side of a person's ribcage, with the arm raised above.
Shaded butterfly on the side of the ribs