Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Black script reading Love me for who I am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly above the text and a larger shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on collarbone
Black and grey photograph of two small solid butterfly tattoos with dot antennae and tiny flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two small butterflies on a forearm
Black scrollwork and a butterfly-style motif with pink outlines and pink dots, running from the ankle up the calf and onto the top of the foot.
Scrollwork and butterfly ankle tattoo
Illustrated design of a woman with a sugar skull face, a feather headdress, roses, butterflies and a skull, drawn in a mixed black, grey and colour style.
Sugar skull woman with feather headdress
Black linework butterfly flash design with purple shaded wings, scrolling tendrils and a white background.
Purple tribal butterfly design
Small black cat silhouette tattoo on a lower leg, with a purple butterfly and a smaller blue butterfly above it.
Black cat silhouette with two butterflies on a leg
Realistic orange and black monarch butterfly tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with lilac hair pinned up in a bun.
Monarch butterfly on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a fine line fawn tattoo with a small butterfly on the inner wrist and forearm, with fingers visible above.
Fawn and butterfly on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a tiger face within butterfly wings, with blue eyes and grey flowers, on the outer thigh.
Tiger face in butterfly wings on thigh
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly, a butterfly and clusters of pink, purple and blue five-petalled flowers on a person's skin, in a botanical style.
Dragonfly, butterfly and flowers on skin
Small colour tattoo of an orange and yellow butterfly with dark blue outlines on the outer forearm.
Orange butterfly on a forearm
Pencil flash design of two heart-shaped dreamcatchers with feathers and butterflies, above and below a line of cursive script; no body placement shown.
Heart dreamcatchers, butterflies and script on paper
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with bold outlined wings and thin antennae, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dotwork butterfly on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic pink butterfly tattoo with black edging and a dark cast shadow, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on the upper back
Realistic cherry blossom tree tattoo with pink flowers, a full moon and a night sky covering the upper arm.
Cherry blossom tree and moon on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with detailed wings and antennae, placed centrally on the chest below the bust.
Monarch butterfly on the chest
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple lilies, green vines and blue butterflies across a person's back and side.
Lilies and butterflies across a back
Coloured pencil drawing of a tattoo design with pink and purple lilies, an orange patterned butterfly and black swirling vines, with no body placement shown.
Lilies, butterfly and swirls tattoo design
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with grey and black butterflies and green leaves, with a black linework swirl border, on the outer thigh.
Sunflowers and butterflies on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, a shaded rose and a dotwork mandala flower with a butterfly.
Pocket watch, rose and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism style lion tattoo with lotus and cherry blossom flowers across the upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Lion and lotus flowers on upper arm
Two feet on tarmac, each with a black script quote and a pink and red butterfly tattoo on the top of the foot.
Matching quote and butterfly tattoos on feet
Black fine line tattoo of a cat with flowing swirls and a small butterfly on the upper chest, beside a dark strap.
Cat with swirls and butterfly on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with an orange butterfly and magenta feathers on a lower leg, in a realistic style with black linework.
Dreamcatcher with butterfly on a calf
Black and grey photograph of a small shaded elephant tattoo with a tiny bird above its trunk, on the side of the ribs.
Small elephant tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink and purple butterfly with black edging and a soft drop shadow, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a swirling butterfly with shaded wings across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Swirling butterfly on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a chopper motorcycle with a large butterfly above it, shown on the forearm.
Chopper motorcycle and butterfly on a forearm
Two people's inner forearms show matching black line butterfly tattoos with green centres and script lettering beneath each wing, one reading Mother and the other Daughter.
Matching butterfly wrist tattoos with script words
Colour tattoo of a grey and white butterfly with a pink ribbon and soft blue wash, placed on the upper back, in a realistic style.
Butterfly and pink ribbon on upper back
Black and grey realistic butterfly wings tattoo across a woman's upper back, photographed from behind in black and white.
Butterfly wings tattoo across upper back
Close-up of a woman's neck showing a small fine line black butterfly tattoo with thin antennae, placed on the side of the neck below the ear.
Small butterfly tattoo on the neck
Colour butterfly tattoo with red and pink wings edged in black and purple, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the inner wrist.
Red butterfly tattoo on a wrist
A flash sheet of small black tattoo designs on white, including a snake, sun, butterfly, dragonfly, flower and frog, shown in a simple bold tribal-style outline.
Black tattoo flash sheet of small motifs
Grey pencil-style drawing of a cartoon creature sitting beside a small heart and a butterfly, with the script words There's always something worth living for beneath.
Cartoon creature with butterfly and quote design
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly and an orange monarch butterfly on a blossoming cherry branch, shaded in a realistic style, on the upper arm.
Butterflies and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Drawing of a dreamcatcher with green and purple butterfly wings and small silhouetted butterflies on a yellow and pink background.
Dreamcatcher with butterfly wings
Black line tattoo of a stylised butterfly-like motif with looped wings and a curled tail on the inner wrist.
Stylised butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Coloured drawing of a tattoo design with pink plumeria-style flowers, a blue butterfly and black scrollwork on a white background.
Pink flowers and butterfly tattoo design
Purple and teal butterfly design with a purple awareness ribbon running down its centre and the word HOPE in the upper right, shown as a standalone drawing with no body part visible.
Butterfly with awareness ribbon and HOPE
Black and grey skull tattoo with roses, butterflies and a cobweb on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Skull and roses on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a skull design surrounded by butterflies, hibiscus-style blooms and daisies, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Skull with butterflies and flowers
Solid black tribal-style butterfly wings design on a plain white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal butterfly wings design
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a winged butterfly motif with a dotted trail, on the side of a finger.
Small winged motif with dotted trail on finger
Black and white photo of a person's bare back with a vertical column of butterfly tattoos running down the spine.
Butterfly column tattoo down the spine
Black line design of a butterfly with cut-out wing panels, set within an open heart outline and accompanied by a five-petal flower, leaves and petals, on a white flash sheet.
Butterfly within a heart with flowers
Small colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly on the wrist of a hand held in a loose fist against a plain pale wall.
Small monarch butterfly on the wrist
Black script word Hope with a purple ribbon and an outlined butterfly, tattooed on the wrist.
Hope script and butterfly on a wrist