Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black and white spotted wing edges, spanning the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across a person's lower back.
Five monarch butterflies down the back
Black and grey drawing of a shaded skull with feathered wings, butterflies and a compass, sketched on tracing paper beside a pen.
Winged skull with butterflies design
Black-outlined geometric butterfly with soft yellow, blue and pink watercolour washes on the top of a foot, with green painted toenails.
Geometric butterfly on a foot
Black geometric butterfly tattoo made of straight fine lines on the upper arm of a person wearing a white vest top.
Geometric butterfly on upper arm
Small black fine line butterfly with a dotted swirl trail on the outer ankle of a leg.
Butterfly and dotted swirl on the ankle
Traditional style tattoo of a red and black coiled snake with orange and teal dots and a small butterfly above it, placed across the centre of a person's chest.
Coiled snake and butterfly on chest
Traditional style tattoos across a woman's back and upper arm, including a large butterfly, a red rose and a spider web.
Traditional back and arm sleeve
Black ink drawing of an ornate pocket watch with Roman numerals, a peacock butterfly and a smaller butterfly, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Pocket watch and butterflies drawing
Colour tattoo of three pink butterflies and blue forget-me-not flowers with black swirl lines and dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Butterflies and forget-me-nots on a forearm
Black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with patterned wings on the inner wrist, photographed in black and white.
Small butterfly on the inner wrist
Black linework drawing of a stylised butterfly with curling scroll wings and a slim body on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirling butterfly tattoo design
Drawing of a tattoo design showing a dreamcatcher with feathers, ribbons, two roses and butterflies, shaded in pink and purple tones.
Dreamcatcher with roses and butterflies
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
Close-up of a colour butterfly tattoo with a black scrolled outline, shaded in purple, pink and red, on skin.
Purple butterfly tattoo with scrolled wings
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with trailing roots across the back, shown from behind.
Bare tree with roots across a back
Black line drawing of a symmetrical butterfly with intricate cogs, clock-like gears and swirling filigree across its wings, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Steampunk gear butterfly line design
Black silhouette design of a dancing fairy releasing small butterflies, set against pale grey swirling floral filigree.
Fairy silhouette with butterflies
Pink and purple butterfly tattoo with black botanical vine scrolls and leaves across the lower back.
Butterfly and vine scrolls across the lower 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
Black and grey dotwork drawing of ornate scissors whose handles and blades form butterfly wings, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Butterfly-winged scissors design
Black linework tattoo of a small winged fairy with antennae and a trailing line, on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Winged fairy on the top of a foot
Black ink line drawing of a stylised butterfly with flowing wings and curled swirling antennae on a plain white background.
Black line butterfly design
Black script lettering reading Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, with small butterflies, on a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Script quote and butterflies on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled anchor wrapped in rope with two shaded butterflies, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Galaxy anchor and butterflies on a lower leg
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with its wings breaking up into flying bird silhouettes.
Butterfly dissolving into birds on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose
Black outline butterfly tattoo in a fine line style on the upper back, with open, simple wings.
Outline butterfly on the back
Colour botanical tattoo of a monarch butterfly, pink lilies and monstera and palm leaves across the outer thigh and hip.
Monarch butterfly and tropical leaves on a thigh
Hand-drawn botanical flower design with spiral tendrils, striped leaves and a small butterfly, shaded in yellow and green with black ink.
Stylised flower with spirals and leaves
Black and grey tattoo of skull-winged butterflies with smaller faded butterflies across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull and butterfly wings on a shoulder blade
Black and grey line drawing of a winged serpent holding a skeleton key in its mouth, beside a heart-shaped padlock with butterflies.
Winged serpent with key and heart padlock
Small fine line black butterfly tattoo with swirling dotted trails on the outer ankle of a light-skinned leg.
Butterfly with swirls on an ankle
Black lace-style butterfly and floral garter tattoo in fine linework on a woman's thigh, beside a sheet of matching design stencils.
Lace butterfly garter tattoo on a thigh
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
Woman seen from behind with a large pink and red peony tattoo on her upper back, with grey leaves, a rock and three small butterflies, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Peony and butterfly back piece
Colour tattoo of three pink butterflies and small blue flowers with yellow centres, linked by dark swirling lines, on a forearm.
Pink butterflies and blue flowers on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a black semicolon with a purple butterfly on the wrist, shown on a clenched hand.
Semicolon and butterfly on a wrist
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
Abstract fine line tattoo with a teal butterfly, teal circles and a textured teal shape across the side of a ribcage.
Abstract butterfly and teal shapes on a side rib
Realistic blue morpho butterfly tattoo with white dot edging on the mid back, with a grey flower tattoo visible at the upper right.
Blue morpho butterfly on the back
Black line stencil of a butterfly over a geometric star design, held up on a clear transfer sheet by a hand with black nail polish.
Butterfly over geometric star stencil
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 tattoo of a blue butterfly and pink blossom branch with falling petals on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of light jeans.
Butterfly and blossom branch on the abdomen
Three grey lace-patterned butterflies with watercolour splashes in pink, teal and blue, tattooed across a person's lower back.
Lace-winged butterflies with watercolour splashes
Black outline butterfly tattoo with teal and grey wing panels and swirling scrollwork on the lower back, above jeans and a brown belt.
Butterfly with swirls on the lower back
Small pink and magenta butterflies in a soft watercolour-style design across the back of a hand and wrist, with a person's dark hair visible behind.
Pink butterflies across the back of a hand
Japanese-style flash of an orange lion dog among gold clouds and grey waves, with a pink peony and a small butterfly, intended for a back or sleeve tattoo.
Lion dog and peony flash design