Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Realistic blue and green butterfly tattoo with black outlines and yellow spots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on a shoulder
Watercolour-style monarch butterfly and handwritten script on a woman's upper back, with a black circle and a small heart beside it, placed on the shoulder blade.
Watercolour butterfly and script on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a blue hibiscus with green leaves, a blue butterfly and a diamond on the upper back and shoulder blade, with a grey ankh tattoo above.
Blue hibiscus and butterfly on a shoulder
Small black outlined butterfly tattoo on the upper back, beside a dark strap top, in a simple fine line style.
Small butterfly on upper back
Back view of a shirtless person with black and grey botanical tattoos of flowers, vines and moths covering the back, shoulders, upper arms, forearms and hands.
Back and full sleeves of botanical and moth tattoos
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with shaded wings and a dark body, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey tattoo of a winged fairy beside the word Believe in script with swirls and a star, on the skin of the back.
Fairy and Believe script on the back
Butterfly tattoo with black outlines, soft pink and grey shading and black swirling tendrils on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with swirls on upper back
Realism tattoo of a Dutch-style floral still life with peonies, tulips and a butterfly across a person's upper back.
Dutch-style floral still life across a upper back
Colour tattoo of a green butterfly and a purple butterfly with black tribal swirls on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Green and purple butterflies with tribal swirls on a back
Fine line butterfly tattoo with black scrollwork wings and a red awareness ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with awareness ribbon on upper back
Pink butterfly tattoo with black and white dotted edges and a soft grey shadow, sitting on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Pink butterfly with shadow on a shoulder blade
Fine line tattoo of small butterflies in pink and brown tones scattered across the upper back and shoulder blade, with the wearer's face not shown.
Scattered butterflies across an upper back
Black silhouette of a girl blowing a stream of red butterflies across the upper back, placed near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette girl releasing red butterflies on upper back
Two people seen from behind, each with a butterfly tattoo and a script quote on the shoulder blade, in black and brown shading.
Matching butterfly and quote tattoos on shoulder blades
Black lace-patterned butterfly tattoo with curled antennae on the upper back, in blackwork style.
Lace-pattern butterfly on upper back
Colour tattoo of monarch and swallowtail butterflies with pink lilies and purple smoke running down a woman's back, in a botanical realism style.
Butterflies and lilies across a back
Black script reading Love me for who i am runs across the upper back, with a small butterfly above it and a shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on the shoulder
Back tattoo of a sketched black-line doll with button eyes, beside watercolour pink and purple orchids and a red butterfly, covering the upper and mid back.
Sketched doll and watercolour orchids on a back
Black and grey butterfly and scrollwork tattoo on the lower back, with shaded butterfly wings and bold swirling linework.
Butterfly and scroll tattoo on lower back
Two photographs of butterfly tattoos on a woman's upper back: a black linework butterfly with swirling vines on the left, and blue and teal butterflies on the shoulder blade on the right.
Butterflies on upper back and shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of purple butterflies and curling scrolls with black outlines across a person's upper back, beside a black bra strap.
Purple butterflies and swirls on upper back
Black and grey butterfly wing and an orange ribbon beside Proverbs 31:25 script lettering, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Scripture lettering and butterfly on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of orange tiger lilies, black-outlined butterflies and swirling vines across the upper back.
Tiger lilies and butterflies on the back
Black and grey tattoo of skull-winged butterflies with faded smaller butterflies across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Skull and butterfly tattoo on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple peonies with green leaves and two small butterflies, running down a woman's upper back.
Peony and butterfly vine down the back
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with curling swirls, two butterflies and small leaves on the lower back.
Infinity symbol with butterflies on lower back
Watercolour-style butterflies in red, orange and magenta trail down the upper back from the shoulder blade of a woman in a dark top.
Watercolour butterflies across a shoulder blade
Black and grey butterfly wing tattoo with ornate swirling linework running from the shoulder down the side of a bare back.
Butterfly wing tattoo down a woman's back
Small blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a thin gold chain visible at the neck.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Realistic pink butterfly tattoo with black edging and a dark drop shadow on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink butterfly on upper back
Shaded grey basketball and sneaker tattoo with a green butterfly and script reading Rookie #45, placed on the upper back.
Basketball, sneaker and butterfly on the back
Colourful butterfly wings tattoo spanning the upper back, with black outlines, stained glass style panels and filigree tendrils.
Stained glass butterfly wings across back
Colourful butterfly tattoo with a painted splash effect on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Colourful butterfly with paint splash on upper back
Realism colour tattoo on the upper back of a red rose with green leaves and buds, with an orange, a pink and a blue butterfly around it.
Red rose and three butterflies on upper back
Fine line black ink tattoo of a dandelion seed head breaking up into small butterflies across a person's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into butterflies on back
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha holding fans, cherry blossoms, butterflies and wind lines in colour across the back.
Full back Japanese piece with geisha and butterflies
Colour tattoo of a green-eyed owl with orchids and a small butterfly on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a neo-traditional style.
Owl and orchids on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly above a yellow and black swallowtail butterfly, framed by grey and white swirls, on the upper back.
Two butterflies and swirls on upper back
Colour tattoo of two pink and blue butterflies with black swirling vine linework across the hip and lower back.
Butterflies and swirls on a hip
Neo-trad style lace butterfly tattoo in black and red on the upper back, with dotted chains and red gems hanging below it.
Lace butterfly with beaded drops on upper back
Small tribal-style butterfly tattoo with dark navy scrollwork outlines and purple shading on the lower back.
Filigree butterfly tattoo on lower back
Colour tattoo of butterflies and an orange flower with swirling vines across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Butterflies and orange flower across a back
Fine line tattoo of a butterfly and the word love within an infinity symbol on the upper back, near the neck, with small star shapes around it.
Butterfly and love infinity on upper back
Mostly black and grey Neo-trad tattoo of an ornate heart padlock and key with butterflies and faint purple swirls across a person's upper back.
Heart padlock and key with butterflies on the back
Silver-white metallic temporary tattoo of a lace-patterned butterfly on a person's upper back, with the head and shoulder partly visible.
Lace butterfly on upper back
Shaded purple lotus flowers and a purple butterfly tattoo on a person's lower back, with a black lace waistband visible at the bottom edge.
Purple lotus flowers and butterfly on lower back
Colourful tree of life tattoo across a person's lower and upper back, with a striped orange trunk, leaves, fruit, birds and blue flowers in a botanical style.
Tree of life with birds and flowers across the back