Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Realistic black and grey tattoo of a woman's face behind a wire grid, with orange butterflies and a small pocket watch, on a calf.
Realistic woman's face with butterflies on a calf
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with blue forget-me-not flowers on a vine, placed on the upper back.
Monarch butterfly and forget-me-nots on the back
Fine line black outline butterfly tattoo on the outer side of a bare foot, with bright orange toenail polish.
Small butterfly tattoo on a foot
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a butterfly above a filigree heart locket on a forearm, with a beaded chain running down the skin.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on an arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red and grey roses, plus grey butterflies and leaves, running down a woman's ribs and side back.
Sugar skull and roses down the ribs
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly above pink and purple orchids with a green stem, placed on the shoulder and upper arm.
Butterfly and orchids on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of pink, blue and purple butterflies with a dotted swirling trail and small stars on the outer thigh.
Butterflies and stars on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of scrolling vines, script letters and a red heart with pink and green accents on the inner forearm.
Scrollwork vine with letters and heart on wrist
Two clasped hands with traditional tattoos of a butterfly, a cat head, a heart and a lily on the hands and forearm.
Hands with butterfly, cat and lily tattoos
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the inner forearm, shaded to look three-dimensional against a dark background.
Monarch butterfly on an inner forearm
Black and blue butterfly tattoo on the ribs, with wave patterns filling the wings in a Japanese style.
Butterfly with wave pattern on ribs
Black script lettering reading Pain is just a simple compromise, ending with a small butterfly, across a forearm.
Script quote and butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey moth tattoo with a dotted circular halo and three diamond drops on the forearm.
Moth with dotwork halo and diamond drops on forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of pink roses and orange monarch butterflies covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Pink roses and monarch butterflies on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with rosebuds and two butterflies, one orange and black and one blue, across the upper back.
Realistic rose and butterflies on upper back
Four shaded colour butterfly tattoos spread across a woman's bare upper back, with orange, red and teal wings.
Four butterflies across a back
Colour tattoo of a fairy with pink wings above a flower, with two butterflies and a trail of stars across the lower back.
Fairy, butterflies and stars on lower back
Woman seen from behind with realistic butterfly tattoos across her upper back, above a tied bikini top, on a sunny beach.
Realistic butterflies across a back
Colour tattoo of two penguins forming a heart shape, with an orange butterfly, a purple flower and blue daisies, in a neo-traditional style on a limb.
Penguins in a heart with flowers
Black script lettering reading Hope with a purple accent and a black outline butterfly on the inner wrist.
Hope script and butterfly on a wrist
Pink and red butterfly tattoo with black outlines on the outer upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Pink butterfly on upper arm
A blue and purple butterfly with spotted wing edges, printed on a white square transfer sheet against a dark grey background.
Blue and purple butterfly transfer design
Colour realism tattoo of birds, purple orchids and pink blossom on a turquoise background, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Birds and orchids across upper arm and shoulder
Colour tattoo of three butterflies with black outlines, one pink, one teal and one pink, trailing small dots on the side of a torso.
Three butterflies with stardust on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of three butterflies on the wrist, with the hand raised against a dark background.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Traditional style tattoos of red roses, a butterfly and an animal head on the calves of two legs resting on a floral bedsheet.
Traditional roses and animal tattoos on legs
Black and grey flash design of a rib cage, rose, dagger, skull and butterfly with banners reading Can we create something beautiful and destroy it, in traditional style with dotwork shading.
Rib cage, skull and butterfly with banner text
Small blue and black butterfly tattoo in a fine line style on the top of a bare foot, with orange toenail polish.
Small butterfly tattoo on a foot
Photo of a red butterfly swirl tattoo with a soft pink wash and small stars on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red butterflies and pink wash on shoulder
Black script lettering reading Let me be your wings, with a small butterfly outline beside it, tattooed on a forearm.
Script quote with butterfly on forearm
Realistic black, grey and orange tattoo of a front-facing elephant whose ears are monarch butterfly wings, on a lower leg.
Elephant with monarch butterfly wings on a calf
Black ink butterfly with a dotted trail and four-pointed stars on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Butterfly and stars on a upper back
Small black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with swirling lines and dots on the back of a hand, near the thumb.
Butterfly and swirl on the back of a hand
Realistic orange and black butterfly tattoo on the ribs of a person whose hand rests on their chest.
Orange butterfly on a ribcage
Small fine line tattoo of a yellow bear with a tiny red butterfly on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo.
Small bear and butterfly on a wrist
Three black and grey butterfly drawings stacked vertically on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs with no body placement.
Three black and grey butterfly designs
Realistic colour tattoo of two pink and purple butterflies with green-dotted wing edges on the top of a foot.
Two pink butterflies on the top of a foot
Small colour tattoo of an orange and black monarch butterfly with spread wings on the middle finger of a hand.
Monarch butterfly on a finger
Chart of twelve black silhouette animals decorated with Celtic knotwork, each labelled with a name and date range, under the heading Celtic Animal Zodiac.
Celtic animal zodiac flash sheet
Colour neo-trad style butterfly tattoo with yellow, pink and purple wings, swirled black linework and a green ribbon beneath it, on healed skin.
Colour butterfly with green ribbon
Black line flash sheet of semi colon tattoo designs, including anchors, wings, flowers, butterflies, dragonflies and hearts, with prices noted at the top.
Semi colon tattoo flash sheet
Traditional style butterfly tattoo in black, red and green on the upper arm, with an ornate patterned wing design.
Ornate butterfly on an upper arm
Two small black fine line butterfly tattoos on the upper thighs of a person seen from behind, with long blue hair and denim shorts.
Small butterfly tattoos on the thighs
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with shaded wings and a soft drop shadow, sitting on the side of a person's neck.
Blue 3D butterfly on the neck
Colourful butterflies and a blossoming branch tattoo across a woman's upper back, shown in a botanical style.
Butterflies and blossom branch on upper back
Colour tattoo of a spotted fawn looking back over its shoulder, with a yellow and blue butterfly perched above it, on the lower leg.
Fawn and butterfly on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a blue lotus flower with green leaves and a blue and pink butterfly, placed on the upper back shoulder.
Blue lotus and butterfly on a shoulder
Woman in a white satin wedding dress with black and grey tattoo sleeves of roses and butterflies on both arms, hands resting at her waist.
Full arm sleeves with roses and butterflies