Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Black and white engraved drawing of a swallowtail butterfly with spread wings, shown as a possible tattoo design with no body placement.
Swallowtail butterfly line drawing
White zip pouch printed with traditional-style tattoo flash designs of Hello Kitty, swallows, roses, hearts and a dagger in red, blue and green.
Hello Kitty tattoo flash zip pouch
Back view of a large butterfly wing tattoo in black and orange ink with swirling linework, spreading across the upper and mid back.
Butterfly wing tattoo across a bare back
Small solid black scorpion tattoo on the lower abdomen above a teal skirt, with a butterfly belly button piercing visible nearby.
Small scorpion tattoo on the lower abdomen
Solid black silhouette design of a butterfly with swirling vine stems, leaves and dots on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Butterfly and leaf vine design
Black butterfly design with swirls and a small heart trail on the back of a hand, in a bold henna-style linework.
Butterfly and heart design on the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with dotwork circles on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white against a knitted jumper sleeve.
Butterfly with dotted circles on a forearm
Two legs in black canvas trainers covered in colourful traditional style tattoos of roses, birds and flowers on the calves and lower legs.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and birds
Back of a woman's shoulder showing a colourful botanical wreath tattoo with black script reading Always and forever in the centre, in a Botanical and Lettering style.
Floral wreath with script lettering on a shoulder
Colour sunflower tattoo with black linework wings and a thin vine stem across the lower back, in a botanical style.
Sunflower with linework wings on the back
Pencil sketch design of a fox lying down among leaves and flowers, with a faint butterfly outline, drawn on cream paper.
Sketched fox with flowers
Colourful butterfly tattoo with a loose, painted watercolour look on the forearm, with a small solid black circle tattoo near the wrist.
Painted-style butterfly on a forearm
Realism botanical tattoo of a flower bouquet with a butterfly spanning the upper back and shoulder, with a grey rose on the right.
Realistic floral bouquet across a back
Solid black silhouette design of a seated fairy with wings on looping vines, with a small butterfly to the right, drawn on a plain white background.
Fairy silhouette on swirling vines
Black and white photo from behind of a man in a flat cap and vest with a butterfly tattoo on his forearm and a black-and-grey animal design on his upper arm.
Tattooed arm and shoulder of a man in a flat cap
Digital flash design of a rainbow butterfly, outlined and filled stars and black swirling linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and stars design with swirls
Black and grey realism butterfly tattoo on the upper arm, with a trail of fine line geometric shapes descending below it.
Butterfly and geometric shapes on upper arm
Flash sheet of 30 small tattoo designs in Japanese style, pairing kanji characters with animals, flowers and symbols such as a rose, tiger, koi carp and dragon, each with an English label.
Kanji and animal tattoo flash sheet
Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pink lily, a blue and pink butterfly, a shaded black and grey skull and fine black botanical vines.
Lily, butterfly and skull on an upper arm
Black blackwork butterfly tattoo with lace-style wing patterns, fine dotwork edging and a small teal jewel on the body, shown on the upper back.
Lace-patterned butterfly on upper back
Colourful flash drawing of a butterfly with yellow, orange, pink and purple wings, two purple flowers and curling swirls, with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and flowers design
Fine line butterfly tattoo split across two feet, one half in purple and one in pink, placed on the top of the feet where they meet.
Split butterfly tattoo across two feet
Flash sheet of small solid black tattoo designs including a swallow, clover, heart, rose, skull, cat, anchor and unicorn head, arranged in rows on a white background.
Black tattoo flash sheet of small icons
Close view of a realistic blue and white butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, with stacked bangles on the wrist.
Blue butterfly on an inner forearm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with swirling vines and small leaves across the top of a foot, with soft shading on the wings.
Butterfly and vine tattoo on a foot
Colour tattoo of two butterflies with teal and purple wings and black outlines on the inner wrist, with a hand and dark glitter nails raised above.
Two butterflies on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly and a sunflower with script reading forget me not across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Monarch butterfly and sunflower on a foot
Realistic colour butterfly tattoo in orange, red and yellow with black edging, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange butterfly on a shoulder blade
Colourful butterflies and floral vines with black linework wrap across a person's hip and upper thigh, with green, pink and orange fills.
Butterflies and flowering vines on a hip and thigh
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing two red butterflies with black swirling vines and small flowers on a white background.
Two butterflies with swirls and flowers design
Colour tattoo of blue and purple butterflies with black outlines and yellow stars across the top of a foot.
Butterflies and stars on a foot
Colourful realistic tattoo of a hot air balloon made of butterflies with fine black rope lines, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Butterfly hot air balloon on upper back
Stippled grey dotwork butterfly on the outer thigh, surrounded by red geometric lines, a circle, a beaded chain and a small flower.
Butterfly and red geometric lines on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo on a thigh of a treble clef surrounded by music notes, a shaded star, a flower and a small butterfly.
Treble clef and music notes on a thigh
Black tree with flowers and butterflies, some in red, across a bare back, with a small silhouette figure on the right side.
Tree and butterflies across a back
Colour tattoo of three doll-like girls with large eyes, hearts and a butterfly, in black linework with green and red ink, on a limb.
Three doll-like girls with hearts and flowers
Close-up of a colourful butterfly tattoo in blue, green, purple and pink with black outlines, placed inside the ear.
Butterfly tattoo inside the ear
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
Woman seen from behind with a large Japanese-style back tattoo of a butterfly and peonies in black and grey, with coloured sleeves on both arms.
Butterfly and peony back piece with arm sleeves
Black ink ornamental butterfly tattoo with swirling filigree wings, leaves and dots, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornamental butterfly on the inner forearm
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
Close-up of a realistic red rose with green leaves and an orange butterfly tattoo on an upper arm.
Red rose and butterfly on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on a back showing an ornate hand mirror with a monarch butterfly, a pink rose and orange flowers.
Ornate mirror, butterfly and rose on the back
Teal and pink butterfly tattoo with black outlines and dark antennae, shown on the forearm.
Teal and pink butterfly on a forearm
Realistic black and grey rose with a small purple butterfly tattooed on a calf, with leaves wrapping the lower leg.
Grey rose with purple butterfly on a calf
Black ink flash sheet of seven butterfly designs on white paper, drawn in bold tribal-style linework with swirling flourishes and no body placement shown.
Butterfly flash sheet in black linework
Purple butterfly and lily tattoo with black swirling vine lines across the top of a foot, starting near the ankle.
Butterfly and lily on a foot
A gold and orange design of a tiger's face and striped markings forming butterfly wings, with antennae, on a black background.
Tiger and butterfly hybrid design in gold