Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Colourful butterfly tattoos in green, yellow and pink with black vines and small stars across the top of a foot.
Butterflies and vines across a foot
Close-up photograph of a colour tattoo of a purple awareness ribbon tied with a zip, framed by black swirling linework shaped like butterfly wings and small purple hearts, on skin.
Purple awareness ribbon with swirl wings
Upper back tattoo of two shaded grey roses within black lace scrollwork, with teal and red butterflies, in a realism style.
Lace, roses and butterflies across upper back
Small black outline butterfly tattoo with simple wings and antennae on the inside of a person's ankle.
Simple butterfly tattoo on an ankle
Realistic coloured tattoo of three butterflies, two red and one blue, trailing a shaded black swirling ribbon down the side of the ribs.
Three butterflies with swirling ribbon on ribs
Black ink line drawing of a sitting elephant spraying a cluster of butterflies from its trunk, with the word Always in script, drawn on plain paper.
Elephant spraying butterflies design
Black ink sketch of a tattoo design with songbirds, hummingbirds, butterflies and bees among cherry blossom branches, with no body placement shown.
Birds, butterflies and blossom sketch
Colour tattoo of two pink and magenta butterflies and pink flowers on a black vine, across the upper back.
Butterflies and pink flowers on upper back
Orange butterfly tattoo with black edging and a soft cast shadow, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone of a person wearing a grey top.
3D orange butterfly on upper chest
Realism-style pencil drawing of a woman's back and shoulder with a rose-grey pencil portrait and colourful butterflies across the shoulder blade, designed as a back tattoo.
Woman's back with butterflies and colour drips
Blue butterfly tattoo with swirling black flourishes and dotted accents on the upper back, shaded in light and dark blue.
Blue butterfly with swirls on upper back
Black and grey swirling butterfly tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a purple garment visible at the edge of the frame.
Swirl butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Pencil sketch sheet of four cute chibi baby dragons with wings and curled tails, one with a butterfly, suitable as tattoo flash.
Chibi baby dragon sketch sheet
Small black fine line butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand holding a clear faceted crystal and beaded bracelets in a snowy outdoor setting.
Small butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a purple ribbon shaped into a butterfly with black swirl detailing, above black script reading I Will Fight, on skin.
Purple ribbon butterfly with I Will Fight script
Black and grey butterfly wing tattoo across the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Butterfly wings tattoo on upper back
Black ink design of the word Imagine in flowing script, with two butterflies and ornamental swirls, shown as a tattoo flash design with no body placement.
Imagine script with butterflies and swirls
Black and grey tattoo on a lower back showing a horseshoe wrapped in barbed wire, a butterfly perched on the top and the Hawaiian islands in silhouette.
Horseshoe, barbed wire and butterfly on lower back
Flash sheet of twelve awareness ribbon tattoo designs in purple pencil, some with the words Hope, Survivor and Faith, and others with wings, hearts and flowers.
Awareness ribbon tattoo flash sheet
Purple and black butterfly tattoo on the lower back, with wings formed from two footprints and fine black antennae.
Butterfly formed from footprints on lower back
Colour tattoo of a unicorn head with a flowing golden mane, a green and orange horn and a small butterfly, on an upper arm.
Unicorn head and butterfly on upper arm
Colour tattoo of five butterflies with swirling black tendrils rising up the calf, in a neo-traditional style.
Butterflies climbing a calf
Back tattoo of a seated fairy with blue wings on a spotted mushroom, set among grey and blue butterflies in a shaded woodland scene.
Fairy on a mushroom across the back
Line drawing of six butterflies in a diagonal row, shaded from red at the top through orange, yellow, green and blue to purple, on a white background.
Six rainbow butterflies in a diagonal line
Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.
Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs
Line drawing of two purple butterflies with black outlines and curled antennae on a beige background, shown as a flash design with no body placement visible.
Two purple butterflies design
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on a red flower with yellow stamens and green leaves, shown on skin.
Monarch butterfly on a red flower
Black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am, with a small butterfly and a larger shaded butterfly, on the upper chest and shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies across shoulder
Colour tattoo of five butterflies in pink, grey, red and purple with black outlines, following a purple swirling line up an upper arm.
Butterflies spiralling up an upper arm
Traditional style tattoos of a red flower with green leaves at the wrist and a red and black butterfly on the back of a hand, with small star dots on the knuckles.
Red flower and butterfly on the hand
Close photograph of a black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a shaded pink butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on shoulder
Orange monarch-style butterfly tattoo with black outlines and a semicolon for its body, above the words Stay Strong and Carry On, on the side of the body.
Monarch butterfly semicolon with Stay Strong
Black ink drawing of two moths above a circular mandala of flowers and leaves, in a dotwork and linework style, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Moths and mandala with flowers in black ink
Two legs in a bath covered in traditional style tattoos of red roses, a skull, a bicycle, a sun and a mask, on the thighs and calves.
Traditional leg sleeve with roses and skulls
Close-up of a tribal-style butterfly tattoo in teal, black and pink on the inner wrist.
Tribal butterfly on the inner wrist
Realism-style tattoo of a pink butterfly with a dark drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Pink 3D butterfly on upper back
Black butterfly tattoo with shaded wings on a person's lower abdomen, above a red and white patterned towel.
Butterfly tattoo on the lower abdomen
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly covering her eyes, placed on the forearm.
Butterfly over a woman's face on forearm
Black and white top-down photo of a shirtless rider on a motorcycle, showing an outlined butterfly and rose tattoos on the upper back.
Butterfly and roses on a rider's back
Black and grey cameo tattoo of a woman in profile with a ponytail and flowers in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the calf.
Cameo silhouette of a woman on a calf
Two butterflies with purple and orange wings, split across the tops of a pair of feet, with black script lettering above and below them.
Butterfly and script quote across both feet
Black tribal-style butterfly tattoo with a blue outline and swirling antennae, placed on the ankle.
Tribal butterfly with blue outline on an ankle
Flash sheet of four black line infinity symbols, each ending in a different motif: dispersing butterflies, flying birds, a musical note with the word music, and three outlined hearts.
Four infinity symbol designs with varied motifs
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with outlined and shaded wings on a shoulder, with gold chains worn at the neck.
Butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Small colour fine line tattoo of a yellow bear with a tiny pink butterfly on the inner wrist, shown against a pale forearm.
Small bear and butterfly on a wrist
Colour tattoo of purple and red chrysanthemums with green leaves and grey shading across an upper arm and shoulder, with a real butterfly resting on the flowers.
Purple chrysanthemum tattoo on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo on a woman's upper back showing pink roses, an anatomical heart, a pocket watch and blue-grey butterfly wings with gears.
Roses, heart and pocket watch on upper back
Fine line butterfly tattoo with blue and pink swirled wings and black tendrils trailing down the forearm.
Blue and pink butterfly with swirl tail