Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Upper arm and shoulder sleeve tattoo of a shaded rose and blue butterfly over lace-like scrollwork, shown from three angles.
Rose and butterfly sleeve on upper arm
Two pink and black butterfly tattoos with skull faces, one on each side of a person's upper chest.
Twin skull butterflies on the chest
Colour tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon with blue and purple butterflies on the outer thigh, in a neo-traditional style with bold outlines.
Pink ribbon and butterflies on thigh
Neo-traditional botanical tattoo of a large peony with green leaves and a butterfly, running up the inside of a forearm.
Peony and butterfly on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo design with two roses, a pocket watch, a butterfly and a strand of beads, drawn on paper with no body placement shown.
Rose, pocket watch and butterfly design
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman in profile inside an ornate oval cameo frame, with scrolls, flowers, a rose and butterflies, shown without a body placement.
Cameo portrait with roses and butterflies
Two side-by-side photos of legs in boots: a colour tattoo of a bird with green foliage and red shading on the outer thigh, and a teal and orange butterfly with script lettering on the inner thigh.
Bird and butterfly tattoos on thighs
Monarch butterfly tattoo with orange wings framed by black lace ornament and chains across the sternum.
Monarch butterfly with lace on sternum
Purple and black tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form a realistic eye, with a second wing and a dark stroke beside it, on bare skin.
Butterfly wing eye tattoo
Close photo of a butterfly tattoo in neo-traditional style, with black swirled outlines and wing panels filled in pink, orange, green, blue and purple.
Colourful swirled butterfly tattoo
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
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by roses and a butterfly, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a woman with a turquoise face covered by blue and orange butterflies and pink roses in her dark hair, centred on a person's upper back.
Faceless woman with butterflies and roses on back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon and a black and orange butterfly with a golden halo, on the upper back below the shoulder.
Pink ribbon and butterfly with halo on a shoulder blade
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
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
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
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
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
Colour tattoo of a purple rose with green leaves and two orange butterflies with script names on the wings, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple rose and two butterflies on upper back
Colour tattoo of sunflowers, Celtic knots, a seated fairy and a butterfly across a person's upper back, in a neo-traditional style with black outlines.
Sunflowers, Celtic knots and a fairy on a back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded skull with red butterflies, black lace and beaded chains on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with butterflies and lace on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional floral sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a teal pony, butterflies and a rainbow, beside a plush pony toy.
Floral sleeve with pony and rainbow tattoos
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hippy camper van with a peace sign and flowers, surrounded by butterflies and smoke, on an upper arm.
Hippy camper van with butterflies
Colour tattoos of two blue butterflies on the upper back, a pink butterfly on a shoulder and a red rose with black dotted petals.
Blue and pink butterflies with a rose on a shoulder
Six-panel collage of a colourful full sleeve tattoo of hibiscus, lotus and other flowers with a frog, shown on an upper arm and shoulder.
Full sleeve of flowers with a frog and lotus
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with black and red wings edged in orange, surrounded by dark swirling tendrils, in a bold neo-traditional style on pale skin.
Winged butterfly with red and orange swirls
Colour tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, in a bold outlined style on the upper back.
Butterfly ribbon with puzzle pieces on upper back
Colour tattoo on a thigh of two Totoro characters on a blossom branch, with a watercolour sky, neo-traditional style.
Totoro characters with cherry blossom on thigh
Coloured neo-traditional style flash drawing of a large-eyed owl on a branch beside red roses, butterflies and falling petals, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Owl with roses and branch design
Two legs in denim shorts and black sneakers covered in colour neo-traditional tattoos, including an owl, a raven with roses, a fox and a rabbit.
Full leg sleeve of colourful neo-traditional tattoos
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cupcake with a cherry, a blue and purple butterfly and the words Sweet on the inside, shown in a two-panel photo.
Cupcake and butterfly with script
Collage of six butterfly and moth tattoos on the back, thigh and upper arm, in watercolour, neo-traditional and bold outline styles.
Butterfly and moth tattoos on skin
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a tiger face with butterfly wings, green eyes and a pink nose, on a leg with bold black outlines.
Tiger face with butterfly wings on a leg
Neo-trad style butterfly tattoo in teal, blue and purple with black outlines, sitting on the upper arm.
Teal and purple butterfly on upper arm
Colour tattoo of three blue and orange butterflies among pink cherry blossom branches running up a calf, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Butterflies and cherry blossom on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of bright butterflies and pink cherry blossoms running down a lower leg, with a flip-flop visible at the ankle.
Butterflies and blossoms down a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing an owl on a branch with pink blossoms, a pocket watch and a monarch butterfly.
Owl, pocket watch and butterfly on a thigh
Large realistic butterfly tattoo in black, grey and red with swirling linework, running down the side of a person's back.
Butterfly with red shading on a back
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an eye inside a lace-edged heart above a large pink rose, with red roses, swallows and butterflies around it.
Eye in heart and pink rose on upper arm
Neo-traditional butterfly tattoo with purple shaded wings and a realistic eye in each wing, placed on the side of the ribs.
Butterfly wings with eyes on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a trailing orange ribbon and red boxing gloves, on the outer calf.
Monarch butterfly and boxing gloves on a calf