Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Black and grey photo of two small solid black butterfly tattoos, one on each ankle, worn with lace-up heeled shoes.
Matching butterfly ankle tattoos
Realism style grey tattoo of a seated baby elephant with its trunk raised, with small coloured butterflies above, on the side of the torso.
Seated baby elephant with butterflies on the side
Realistic blue and purple butterfly tattoo with a 3D effect on the top of a bare foot, with orange-painted toenails.
Blue butterfly tattoo on the top of a foot
Colour realism tattoo of red lilies with green stems and two blue butterflies, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and blue butterflies on a back
Black linework tattoo design on tracing paper showing an hourglass with scrollwork, a butterfly and blossoms, with no body placement shown.
Hourglass with butterfly and flowers design
Black and grey flash drawing of two swallows in flight above a moth with spotted wings, on a pale background.
Two swallows and a moth flash sheet
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a rose, a compass and two butterflies, shown on paper beside a purple pencil.
Rose, compass and butterflies design
Black ink line drawing of an infinity symbol with the words live, laugh and love along it, and a butterfly on the right, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Infinity design with words and butterfly
Grey stencil design of a scorpion with a swirling butterfly above its raised tail, on a white background.
Scorpion and butterfly stencil design
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirled butterfly on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Swirled butterfly on upper chest
Realistic colour tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across the side of a bare lower back above jeans.
Five monarch butterflies down the lower back
Black ink drawing of an ornate butterfly with acanthus scroll wings and leaf detail, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate butterfly design
Shaded pink rose with dark leaves beside a black swirling filigree butterfly tattoo on a person's upper back.
Pink rose and filigree butterfly on a back
Watercolour-style butterfly tattoo in pink, red and blue with black outlines and splatter, on the ankle.
Watercolour butterfly on an ankle
Colour tattoo of an owl made of flowers and leaves inside a black geometric mandala border, on the outer thigh.
Flower owl in a mandala border on a thigh
Traditional coloured tattoo design of a monarch butterfly over a mountain sunset, framed by red roses, wheat and hops, shown on a white background.
Roses, mountains and butterfly design
Two people seen from behind, each with a shaded rose and a butterfly tattoo on the upper back and shoulder, in a studio with an orange wall and a reclining chair.
Rose and butterfly tattoos on two shoulders
Three orange monarch butterflies with black outlines and shading tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with their shirt lifted.
Three monarch butterflies on the ribs
A grid of cross stitch chart designs in traditional tattoo flash style, including swallows, hearts, roses, a pin-up, a cherry pair and lettering, on a grey background.
Sheet of cross stitch tattoo-style flash designs
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
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers, beads, a small elephant and a yellow butterfly on the inner forearm, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Back of a woman with a black and grey tattoo of Alice holding hands with the White Rabbit on her upper back, with a small blue butterfly near her shoulder.
Alice and the White Rabbit on upper back
Colour tattoo of a tiger face with striped butterfly wings and green eyes, with black outlines and drips, on a person's shoulder blade.
Tiger face with butterfly wings on shoulder
Tattoo of a purple butterfly with a black outline and black scrollwork swirls with dots on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Purple butterfly with swirls on the foot
Colourful fine line crescent moon tattoo made of small stars and dots with pink, blue, yellow and orange butterflies on the shoulder.
Crescent moon with butterflies and stars
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with a handwritten quote in black script reading I'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at everything.
Butterfly and handwritten quote on upper back
Traditional style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, with a ship, swallows, a shark, a pin-up and banner lettering, shown in three photographs.
Traditional sailor full sleeve in three views
Small green butterfly tattoo with brown body on the inner wrist of a raised arm against a plain grey wall.
Green butterfly on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly and an ornate filigree heart locket on the forearm.
Butterfly and filigree heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with puzzle-piece patterned wings and black script reading I Will Fight above and Your Fight below, on skin.
Puzzle-piece butterfly with script lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded rose with two butterflies and ink swirls on an upper arm.
Shaded rose and butterflies on an upper arm
Photograph of a red and black butterfly tattoo with a pink wash swirl and small star sparkles across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red butterflies in a swirl on upper back
Realistic colour butterfly tattoo with blue-green wings and orange-red spots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on a shoulder blade
Line drawing of a stylised butterfly with blue and black wings and curved antennae on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Blue and black butterfly line design
Black and red lettering tattoo with swirling vines, a small purple butterfly and a red heart shaded on the inner wrist and forearm.
Script letters, vines and heart on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a pink blossom branch with three purple butterflies across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Butterflies and blossom branch on a shoulder blade
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
Black tribal-style butterfly design with flame-like wings and a coiled figure down the centre, shown on a white background.
Tribal flame butterfly design
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of dahlias, a daffodil, a butterfly and a pink bird on a woman's upper arm, with a cursive script word near the elbow.
Full sleeve of realistic flowers and a butterfly
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pink frosted donut with sprinkles, cat ears and whiskers, placed on the elbow beside a butterfly tattoo.
Cat-eared donut tattoo on an elbow
Small black butterfly tattoo in simple outline on the top of a foot, near the ankle, with a pink cord anklet strung with shell beads.
Small butterfly tattoo on the foot
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossom branches and a purple butterfly on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Cherry blossom and butterfly on the ribs
Black line drawing of a tattoo design in a traditional style, showing a hand holding a letter with a heart, two roses, leaves and a butterfly, on a tracing sheet.
Hand holding envelope with roses and butterfly
Black ornamental butterfly design made of swirling scrolls, dots and small flowers on a white background.
Ornate swirl butterfly design
Flash-style design of two black palm trees, a red hibiscus with green leaves and two small butterflies on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Palm trees and hibiscus flash design
Black and grey Japanese style floral sleeve tattoo on a forearm, with a butterfly, peonies and cloud shapes.
Black and grey floral sleeve on a forearm
Pencil and ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock with an orchid, rose, butterfly and beaded chains, in black and grey, with no body placement shown.
Clock, butterfly and orchid design drawing
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo in a realistic style, with large red roses, orange blooms and pink plumeria on a blue background, with a small butterfly on the upper arm.
Realistic rose and flower full sleeve