Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a grandfather clock with butterflies lifting from its top and roots spreading beneath it, on the side of the ribs.
Grandfather clock with butterflies and roots
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
Realistic tattoo design of a large skull framed by an ornate silver scrollwork border of roses, with sunflowers, butterflies and a lake landscape inside, shown as a flat design with no body placement.
Skull and roses in an ornate frame
Colour realism tattoo of red lilies and a blue butterfly on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and blue butterfly on a shoulder
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
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a butterfly whose wings show lion faces with yellow eyes, beside a purple lily and an orange tiger lily, with black vine swirls.
Lion-winged butterfly with lilies on a thigh
Purple butterfly tattoo with black outlines and white spots, shaded to look three-dimensional with a dark shadow, on the inner forearm.
Purple butterfly on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a soft grey shadow, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Monarch butterfly on a shoulder blade
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
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face with blue eyes and a dark butterfly over the mouth, on the upper arm.
Realistic face and butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull, monarch butterfly and rose with a red wash behind, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull, rose and butterfly on an upper arm
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 neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a woman's face merged with a skull, with a butterfly wing over one eye and a Roman numeral clock behind.
Half skull and half woman face with clock on upper arm
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
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
Realistic black and grey pocket watch tattoo with a colour bee and a grey butterfly on a calf.
Pocket watch with bee and butterfly on a leg
Realistic colour butterfly tattoo with orange, pink and yellow wings edged in black, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic butterfly on a shoulder blade
Realistic blue and purple butterfly tattoo with shaded wings on the top of a bare foot, resting on a grey stone surface.
Realistic butterfly on top of a foot
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on a shoulder, with the words I'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at every thing forming the trailing wing.
Butterfly with quote on the shoulder
Realistic colour tattoo of an orange and black butterfly with spotted wings on the inner wrist, against a blurred green background.
Orange butterfly on the inner wrist
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
Realistic coloured tattoo of a shaded skull with a butterfly, a pink rose and a rosary with a cross on a limb.
Skull, butterfly and rose with rosary beads
Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a tabby cat in a bow tie and top hat, a second cat with orange eyes, and butterflies.
Cat and butterfly sleeve on an arm
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
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo on the upper chest, with black wing edging and white spots, shaded to look as if it is lifting off the skin.
Blue butterfly on upper chest
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
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
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
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
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange and black wings and white spots, shown on the side of a person's torso.
Realistic monarch butterfly on the side
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
Colour butterfly tattoo with black-edged wings in blue, purple and green, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Blue and green butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face and eye with a butterfly on the forearm.
Realistic face portrait with butterfly on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded skull with a monarch butterfly, a rose, and a rosary with a cross.
Skull, butterfly and rose with rosary
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper arm, with bold black wing outlines and soft grey shading across the wing panels.
Shaded butterfly tattoo on upper arm
Black ink pen drawing of an anatomical heart with daisies, a rose and morning glory growing from it, with butterflies and birds around it.
Anatomical heart with flowers and butterflies
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
Realistic tattoo design of a geisha holding a katana, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms and butterflies, with grey shading in a Japanese theme.
Geisha with katana and cherry blossoms
Realistic colour tattoo of a Dutch-style flower bouquet with tulips, peonies, a butterfly and morning glories across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Floral still life across a back and shoulder
Pencil drawing of a skull merged with a tattered moth with spiked wings, shaded in a realistic greyscale style, shown on paper with no body placement.
Skull and moth wings in pencil
Colour tattoo of a fairy sitting on a branch beside blue butterflies, with the branches sweeping across the upper chest and onto the shoulder.
Fairy and butterfly tree on chest and shoulder
Black script quote wrapping the ribs and side of the torso, with a teal realistic butterfly tattoo near the hip and an inset close-up of the butterfly.
Script quote on ribs with butterfly