Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Drawn design of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a pink rose on the left and a blue butterfly on the right, with the text you're the only thing that's keeping me alive.
Skeleton ribcage with rose and butterfly
Colour tattoo of pink and yellow lotus flowers with turquoise butterflies and grey shading across the ribs and side of the torso.
Pink and yellow lotus flowers on ribs
Flash sheet of metallic gold, silver and blue temporary tattoo designs including an anchor, butterflies, crescent moons, stars and ornamental bracelet-style bands, with no body placement shown.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Black and white butterfly flash design with open wings, bold solid outlines and spotted wing borders, with no placement shown.
Monarch butterfly design, wings open
Neck and chest with a red-shaded skull surrounded by grey lilies on the chest, a grey butterfly on the neck, and a tattoo on the upper arm, in realism and botanical styles.
Red skull and lilies on chest and neck
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
Overhead view of many small temporary tattoo designs, including animals, flowers, lettering and simple line motifs, scattered around a silver tin marked SUPER.
Temporary tattoo designs around a metal tin
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
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 botanical tattoo of orange tiger lilies, black-outlined butterflies and swirling vines across the upper back.
Tiger lilies and butterflies on the back
Colour drawing of the words BE YOU, NOT THEM in ornate orange lettering, decorated with flowers, a mushroom, bluebirds, a skull and turtles, with red swirling linework.
Be you, not them lettering design
Realistic colour sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hummingbird, red poppies, poppy seed heads and a blue butterfly, shown from two angles.
Hummingbird and red poppies on a full arm sleeve
Colour and black ink tattoo of a dandelion, music notes, two orange butterflies and a quote in script across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Dandelion and music notes with script on a shoulder
Black line drawing of a butterfly with flowers, leaves and berries arranged in a corner, shown as a botanical tattoo design rather than on skin.
Butterfly and flowers corner design
Colour tattoo of pink lilies, a yellow flower, green leaves and two butterflies, one purple and one blue, on the side of the hip in a botanical neo-trad style.
Butterflies and lilies on a hip
Two matching ornamental mandala tattoos on the tops of a pair of feet, one with a red and teal butterfly centre and one with a red flower and green leaves, in neo-traditional style.
Matching mandala tattoos on both feet
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a butterfly, a bird with spread wings and roses across the ribs and side of a torso.
Butterfly, bird and roses on the ribs
Black ink tattoos on the back and fingers of a hand, including a shaded butterfly, a leafy vine with a flower, and small geometric symbols.
Butterfly, vine and symbols on a hand
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with roses and wing-like leaves across a stomach, shown on a torso in a white top.
Butterfly and roses across the stomach
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
Two infinity symbol tattoo designs decorated with flowers, leaves and butterflies, one in pink and red colour and one in black line art, shown without a body placement.
Infinity symbol with flowers and butterflies
Shaded realistic red rose and butterfly tattoo with green leaves on a calf, photographed under ultraviolet light.
Red rose and butterfly on a calf
Colour tattoo of red roses, small yellow flowers and butterflies wrapping from the ribs across the lower stomach, in a botanical realism style.
Red roses and butterflies across ribs and stomach
Coloured illustration of a tree of life whose trunk forms a DNA double helix, with leafy branches, green roots, birds and butterflies on a parchment background.
Tree of life with DNA helix trunk and roots
Fine line botanical design of a tree whose trunk becomes a DNA double helix, with roots, leaves and butterflies, drawn in maroon ink on a peach background.
Tree growing from a DNA helix
Black and grey butterfly and flower vine tattoo running from the ankle onto the top of a foot, in a botanical fine line style.
Butterfly and flower vine on an ankle
Black and grey butterfly and daisy tattoo on the forearm, drawn in a fine line botanical style with soft shading.
Butterfly and daisy on a forearm
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an arm and shoulder, with a monarch butterfly, roses and asters, and a blue butterfly on the upper back.
Butterfly and floral sleeve on an arm
Coloured drawing of a raven perched on a skull among red roses, with a bee and a blue butterfly, in a detailed botanical realism style.
Raven, skull and roses design
Colour realism tattoo of pink lotus flowers on the chest with grey swirling shading and a blue butterfly on the shoulder.
Pink lotus and blue butterfly on chest and shoulder
Cherry blossom branch with pink flowers, falling petals and a black and grey butterfly tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Cherry blossom branch and butterfly on thigh
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two cats, pink and purple flowers and a butterfly on the outer thigh.
Two cats and flowers on a thigh
Black and white line drawing of a butterfly over a circular patterned ring, with daisies, leaves and two small swallows, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Butterfly, daisies and swallows flash design
Colourful botanical tattoo of a red spider lily on the ankle, with rainbow vines and a blue butterfly across the top of the foot.
Spider lily, vines and butterfly on a foot
Black and grey botanical tattoo of daffodils and butterflies running up the inside of a forearm, with soft shading.
Daffodils and butterflies on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a pink lily with green leaves, blue and green butterflies and black music notes and treble clefs on the inner forearm, in a botanical style.
Lily, butterflies and music notes on a forearm
Black and grey peony, butterfly and hourglass tattoo across a forearm, shown in four side-by-side photographs.
Peony, butterfly and hourglass forearm sleeve
Colour chest tattoo in a Celtic knotwork bodice shape, filled with flowers, a squirrel, a fox and foliage, on a woman's upper chest.
Celtic knot bodice chest tattoo with woodland animals
Black linework lotus tattoo with pink fill and dotted swirls on the sole of a foot, with teal toenails.
Lotus flower tattoo on the sole of a foot
Botanical dotwork illustration of a white wolf and an orange fox in profile, framed by roses, leaves and butterflies on a grey background.
Wolf and fox profiles with florals
Pencil-style drawing of a fine-line botanical tattoo design with a curling vine, a pocket watch, a key and the words Life is what you make of it, shown on a pale pink background.
Vine, pocket watch and key design
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers and an orange butterfly with black swirling vines on the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Sunflowers and butterfly on a foot
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
Upper arm with blue and pink floral tattoos, a small butterfly and the words Always and forever in black script, shown beside a bouquet.
Floral upper arm tattoos with script
Colour realism tattoo of a pink lily with butterflies on a green and yellow wash background, on the upper arm.
Pink lily with butterflies on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of two butterflies resting on yellow flowers with purple centres, placed on the calf.
Butterflies on yellow flowers on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses and a butterfly running up a forearm, with small script on the wrist.
Black and grey roses on a forearm