Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Flash sheet of a multicoloured butterfly heart above several black high heel shoes decorated with white flowers.
Butterfly heart and floral high heel shoes flash
A yellow sun with a dark outline tattooed on an upper arm, with a partly visible pink flower and small butterfly to the right, against a zebra print background.
Yellow sun tattoo on an upper arm
Realism style tattoo of two grey roses with black lace filigree and teal and pink butterflies, placed on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Roses, lace and butterflies on a back
Colour tattoo of pink, orange and red lilies with green leaves and a small green butterfly on the upper thigh, in a neo-trad style.
Lilies and butterfly on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a red-rimmed eye with blue tears on a leg, with a butterfly above it and a green creature below.
Eye with tears and butterfly on a leg
Realistic black and grey spoons tied with a purple ribbon, with a purple butterfly above, on a forearm, shown in three side by side panels.
Spoons, ribbon and butterfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two orange butterflies with black outlines and swirling black linework on the outer thigh.
Two orange butterflies with swirls on a thigh
Black line drawing of a butterfly whose wings are formed from musical staff lines and notes, with swirling flourishes around it.
Butterfly made of musical staves and notes
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with a lotus flower and a butterfly on the upper arm and shoulder.
Geisha portrait with lotus on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a blue butterfly, two orange monarch butterflies and a sunflower with leaves on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Butterflies and sunflower along the ribs
Design of a skull in a samurai helmet with crossed katana, pink flowers and an oni mask, in a Japanese style.
Samurai skull with katanas and flowers
Close-up of a green and grey Celtic knotwork butterfly tattoo with spiral wing tips on skin.
Celtic knot butterfly tattoo
Pencil drawing of a cheerful baby dragon hatching from a cracked egg, with its wings forming a heart shape and a small butterfly nearby.
Baby dragon hatching with heart-shaped wings
Black script reading Love me for who I am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly tattoo on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on the shoulder
Full back tattoo in a realist portrait style, showing a woman's face with gears, butterflies, a compass and a red fingerprint across the back.
Full back portrait with gears and compass
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows, roses and a butterfly across a torso, in a traditional style on the ribs and stomach.
Swallows, roses and a butterfly on the torso
A sheet of metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs showing fairies on crescent moons, chains, a necklace, butterflies and dotted bands.
Metallic gold and silver fairy, chain and butterfly designs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat silhouette in an oval cameo frame with flowers and a pearl drape, on a person's upper back.
Cat cameo on upper back
Pink and black monarch butterfly tattoo with a circle of script quote text, spanning two forearms pressed together in a realistic style.
Monarch butterfly and quote across two forearms
Realism style colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with shaded wings on the top of a foot, above a dark flat shoe.
Blue butterfly on the top of a foot
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back with three shaded butterfly tattoos near the shoulder blade, her hand resting on her shoulder.
Three butterflies on upper back
Traditional-style flash designs of cartoon characters from Bob's Burgers, shown as coloured paper prints on a dark background, including a rose and a butterfly.
Bob's Burgers character tattoo flash designs
Collage of five photographs showing black tree of life tattoos on a back, a foot, a lower back and a circular design on a upper back.
Tree of life tattoos on back and foot
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange and red roses, pink blossoms and a pale butterfly, on a forearm.
Skull with roses and butterfly on a forearm
Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Six solid black butterfly designs in a blackwork style with detailed wing patterns, arranged in two rows on a white background.
Six black butterfly designs
Colour tattoo of a grey and blue butterfly over a purple ribbon heart, with the script words I Will Fight above and a small red heart below, on skin.
Butterfly and ribbon heart with I Will Fight script
Colour tattoo of a purple butterfly beside a teal flower with yellow stamens, green leaves and black swirling linework, on skin.
Purple butterfly and teal flower tattoo
Black ink drawing of an ornate butterfly surrounded by mandala-style patterns and dangling beaded chains, in a dotwork style, shown as a design with no body placement.
Mandala butterfly tattoo design
Colourful butterfly tattoo with orange, yellow and teal wings and soft painted shading, placed on the upper arm.
Watercolour-style butterfly on an upper arm
Realism style tattoo across a person's upper back showing a red rose, an orange monarch butterfly, black ink splashes and black lace ornaments.
Red rose and monarch butterfly across a back
Colour tattoo of a purple and teal butterfly with a gold ribbon and the word Survivor in script on the outer thigh.
Butterfly and ribbon with Survivor script
Coloured line drawing of a tree whose trunk forms a double helix, with leafy branches, roots, birds and butterflies, styled as a botanical tattoo design.
Tree of life with DNA helix trunk and roots
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with pale blue flowers, yellow centres and green leaves on the lower back.
Blue butterfly and flowers on lower back
Colour tattoo of Eeyore the donkey holding a purple tail with a pink bow and a small yellow butterfly above, on the inside of a wrist.
Eeyore and butterfly on the wrist
Colour butterfly tattoo with black floral swirls and a red flower on a person's shoulder blade, shown in a three-photo collage.
Butterfly and floral swirls on shoulder
Five monarch butterfly tattoos on a person's ribs, shown side by side in daylight and under UV light, where the orange and black wings glow.
Monarch butterflies along the ribs
Woman with long blonde hair in an orange top, wearing gold metallic tattoos of scales and geometric patterns on her shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Gold metallic tattoos on shoulder and arm
Black and grey hatched ink drawing of a butterfly wing merging into a dark rose, shown as a design on white paper.
Butterfly and rose ink drawing
Two colour forearm tattoos: a grey jar labelled Frog's Breath with a green frog and flames on the left, and a jar labelled Deadly Nightshade with a skull in smoke and two butterflies on the right.
Frog's Breath and Deadly Nightshade jars on forearms
Black and grey tribal butterfly tattoo with swirling linework and shading, sitting around the navel on the stomach.
Tribal butterfly tattoo around the navel
Colour tattoo of an orange and blue butterfly with black veins over teal watercolour splashes and red petals on a forearm.
Butterfly over watercolour splashes and petals
Watercolour-style tattoo of a purple ribbon surrounded by pink and purple butterflies and small dots, on the inner wrist.
Purple ribbon and butterflies on a wrist
Close photograph of a fine line butterfly tattoo with a solid orange wing and a black heart-shaped swirl on skin.
Butterfly and heart swirl tattoo
Colour tattoo of a pink and green butterfly and a teal butterfly, linked by swirling vines and pink stars, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two butterflies and stars on the ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo on the inner forearm with a black semicolon on the left and black butterflies drifting towards the right over pink, purple and teal washes.
Semicolon and butterflies on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Forever 18 with two small butterflies on the lower back of an older person wearing a yellow bikini.
Forever 18 script on lower back
Black and grey realism roses with lace and butterfly linework covering the upper back.
Roses and lace across a back tattoo