Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman with a blunt fringe, a skull, white butterflies and black birds, with a small colour rose visible lower left.
Woman, skull and butterflies on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a top hat, shaded rose, pocket watch, key and two butterflies across a person's upper back.
Top hat, rose and pocket watch on upper back
Realistic 3D butterfly tattoo in pink and blue with black edging, placed on the shoulder with a soft cast shadow beneath it.
3D butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey pencil-shaded butterfly design in side view with long antennae, drawn as a realistic tattoo sketch with no body placement shown.
Pencil-shaded butterfly in side view
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on upper back with tiger faces shaded into the wings, with a touch of blue on the right wing.
Tiger-wing butterfly on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a painted lady butterfly in orange, pink and black on a forearm, with faded butterfly shapes above it.
Realistic painted lady butterfly on a forearm
Photograph of five shaded blue butterflies with black-edged wings tattooed down a person's back in a realistic style.
Five blue butterflies down the back
Realism tattoo of a greyscale tiger head framed by pink, red and purple flowers and small blue butterflies on the upper arm.
Tiger head with watercolour flowers on upper arm
Back of a woman with a realistic pink butterfly tattoo, black outlined with white dots and a dark grey shadow beneath it, on her left shoulder blade.
Pink butterfly with cast shadow on a shoulder blade
Realistic blue and black butterfly tattoo with white spots and soft shading, on a area of skin with a shadow beneath it.
Blue realistic butterfly on skin
Realism-style colour tattoo of two butterflies on the top of a foot, one purple and one orange monarch with black wing edges.
Two butterflies on the top of a foot
Realistic blue and purple roses with black swirling vines and a teal butterfly, tattooed down the lower leg and onto the ankle.
Blue and purple roses with swirls on a lower leg
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the top of a foot, with a quarter coin resting beside the toes.
Monarch butterfly on the top of a foot
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a skull formed from roses and daisies, with a black and grey butterfly and a purple and teal starry galaxy inside the skull.
Skull of roses and daisies with galaxy fill on thigh
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black wing edging and a soft grey shadow, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Blue butterfly on upper chest
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with grey shaded butterflies and green leaves, placed on the side of a thigh.
Sunflowers and butterflies on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of several butterflies spread across a bare abdomen beside the navel, shown in a black and white photograph.
Realistic butterflies across a bare abdomen
Realistic colour tattoo of a peacock butterfly with red, orange and black wings with eyespots, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, skull and roses on the side of the ribs, with a butterfly and swirling ornament.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with fading butterflies and handwritten script on the outer thigh.
Skull, butterflies and script on a thigh
Two colour tattoos on the inner forearms: pink peonies with violet flowers on the left, and a pale blue swallowtail butterfly among pink flowers on the right, in a botanical realism style.
Peonies and a butterfly on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a large butterfly, a swallow and a smaller butterfly with a rose down the inner forearm.
Butterflies and swallow on a forearm
Full-colour tattoo of pink lilies and butterflies running down the middle of a person's back, in a botanical realism style.
Lilies and butterflies down the spine
Realistic orange and black butterfly tattoo with a soft grey shadow on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
3D monarch butterfly on upper back
Realistic pink butterfly tattoo with a dark drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey realism style back tattoo of butterflies, a floral burst and ornamental swirls spanning the mid to lower back.
Butterflies and swirls across a back
Colour realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on red flower petals with green leaves, on the side of the torso.
Monarch butterfly on a red flower
Colour tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm showing a pink hibiscus, a Roman numeral clock face with a gear, yellow plumeria and butterflies, in a realistic painted style.
Hibiscus and clock face on a shoulder
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black veins and white spots, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the top of a foot.
Blue monarch butterfly on the top of a foot
Black and grey realistic butterfly tattoo with dotted wing borders on the upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Monarch butterfly on upper back
A realistic purple and blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines and shaded wings, sitting on a person's shoulder.
Purple butterfly tattoo on shoulder
Realistic butterfly tattoo in orange, yellow, teal and black ink on the shoulder, with detailed wing veining and antennae.
Realistic butterfly on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, a skull and two roses with a butterfly on the side of the torso.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a butterfly, flower and swirling vines across the ankle and top of a foot.
Butterfly and flower vines on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo on skin showing two facing skulls, a skeletal hand, three butterflies, a rose and swirling smoke.
Two skulls, butterflies and rose in black and grey
Printed realistic blue butterfly design with a soft grey shadow on a white card, placed beside a ruler on a wooden surface.
Blue butterfly design on white card
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with dark wing edging on the top of a foot, worn with pink suede peep-toe platform heels.
Blue butterfly on top of foot
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch and a shaded blue butterfly across the lower abdomen, in a realistic botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch and butterfly on abdomen
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman wearing a lace mask, with roses and butterflies covering the full back.
Woman in a lace mask and roses across the back
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a monarch butterfly, turquoise beads and magenta-tipped feathers, on the forearm.
Dreamcatcher with monarch butterfly on a forearm
Two realistic orange, black and teal butterfly tattoos, one on the back of each hand, with a partly visible traditional flower tattoo at the top left.
Butterflies on the backs of both hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face with roses on an upper arm, with a small butterfly above near the shoulder.
Realistic tiger and roses on upper arm
Realism tattoo of a woman's face with pink and white flowers and blue and orange butterflies on the side of the ribs.
Woman portrait with flowers and butterflies on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a teal butterfly and a red-orange butterfly with a small pink flower on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two butterflies and a flower on the upper back
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
Colour tattoo of a butterfly filled with red, blue, yellow and orange puzzle piece shapes, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow, on the forearm.
Puzzle piece butterfly on a forearm
Grey shaded butterfly tattoo with soft gradient wings on the side of a person's ribcage, with the arm raised above.
Shaded butterfly on the side of the ribs
Realistic orange and black monarch butterfly tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with lilac hair pinned up in a bun.
Monarch butterfly on the back of the neck