Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Realistic blue and purple butterfly tattoo with yellow dots on the top of a foot, with a black pointed shoe beside it.
Blue and purple butterfly on a foot
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with purple, orange and yellow wings, dotted detailing and hanging dotwork chains, on the forearm.
Jewel-toned butterfly on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm of a butterfly above an ornate filigree heart locket, with a bead chain running down the left side.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on arm
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns and a central butterfly motif, with stippled dotwork edges, as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala with butterfly
Black and grey drawing of a tattoo design showing a sugar skull with butterflies, roses and feathers, shown on paper with no body placement.
Sugar skull with butterflies and roses
Realistic colour tattoo of a giraffe head with a monarch butterfly resting on its muzzle, placed on the outer thigh.
Giraffe and monarch butterfly on a thigh
Black and grey flash sheet of moths and butterflies in a traditional style, arranged in rows on a mottled grey background.
Sheet of moths and butterflies
Black line drawing of an ornamental butterfly design with swirling filigree wings and dotted detailing, shown on a white background.
Ornamental butterfly tattoo design
Small solid black butterfly tattoo on the upper chest, with a hand with french-tipped nails resting nearby.
Small butterfly tattoo on the chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large five-petal flower, a daisy and leaves on a thigh, with part of a butterfly visible at the lower right.
Floral bouquet tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala leg sleeve with a butterfly on each thigh, covering both legs from thigh to ankle.
Mandala leg sleeve with butterflies
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on an orange awareness ribbon with script letters, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Monarch butterfly and ribbon on upper back
Colour tattoo of a child sitting beneath a large red feather with butterflies rising from it, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Child with a red feather and butterflies on upper back
Black and grey realistic butterfly tattoo with a soft drop shadow, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder.
Shaded butterfly on upper back
Black outline drawing of a butterfly with interlaced Celtic knotwork filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Celtic knot butterfly line drawing
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a soft shadow beneath it, on the side of a leg.
Monarch butterfly with cast shadow on a leg
Black and grey traditional butterfly tattoo on the nape of a person's neck, with a geometric mandala-style piece below.
Butterfly tattoo on the nape of the neck
Traditional rose and script lettering tattoos on the thighs of legs resting in a bath, with a hand holding a cup of tea.
Rose and lettering tattoos on bathed legs
Traditional style butterfly design in red, yellow, teal and green with black outlines, shown as a drawing with three red drops beneath it.
Traditional butterfly flash with red flowers
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo with detailed wings on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey top.
Black and grey butterfly on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo on a person's upper back showing a green frog on a lily pad, white lotus flowers, a blue butterfly and script lettering below.
Frog, lotus and butterfly on a back
Black and grey monarch butterfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, with wings spread and antennae visible.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Three ankles on grass show matching black script "Sisters" tattoos inside open heart outlines, with small coloured butterflies, placed on the ankle.
Matching sisters tattoos on three ankles
A pink and black butterfly tattoo spans two forearms, with script lettering curving around its wings on each arm.
Matching butterfly and script forearm tattoos
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a skull with butterfly wings on the back of a hand.
Skull and butterfly on the back of a hand
Colour realism tattoo of a butterfly with purple and teal wings and black outlines, placed on the upper shoulder near the neck.
3D butterfly on a shoulder
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock face with a monarch butterfly, orchids and ornamental swirls, with no body placement shown.
Clock, orchids and butterfly design sketch
Realistic blue and orange butterflies tattooed across the upper and mid back, curving from the shoulder blade down towards the waist.
Blue butterflies across a back
Colour realism tattoo of a pink and blue butterfly with a grey cast shadow, sitting on a person's shoulder.
3D butterfly on a shoulder
Realistic purple butterfly tattoo with black edging and white spots, casting a grey shadow, on a person's shoulder.
3D purple butterfly on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with pink and red wings outlined in black, trailing black swirls, on the side of the hip above denim jeans.
Butterfly and swirls on the hip
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather with purple hearts and a small blue butterfly on the top of a foot.
Peacock feather and hearts on a foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf showing Bambi and Thumper among green leaves and pink butterflies, with a banner beneath.
Bambi and Thumper on a calf
Colourful butterfly tattoo with orange, blue and purple wings and bold black outlines, placed on the chest in a neo-traditional style.
Orange and blue butterfly on chest
Realism-style butterfly wing tattoo in grey and red with swirling linework, running down the back.
Butterfly wing tattoo across a back
Realistic drawing of a butterfly whose wings are human skulls, shaded in sepia and brown tones on a beige background.
Skull-winged butterfly design
Flash design of pink, purple and blue butterflies with curling ribbon swirls and small stars on a white background.
Butterflies and swirls flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a butterfly in a watercolour style, with blue and teal upper wings, pink and purple lower wings and a black outline, on skin.
Watercolour butterfly tattoo
Black swirling butterfly wings framing a teal awareness ribbon tattoo on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with teal awareness ribbon on back
Colourful realism tattoo of an eye and butterflies set within honeycomb hexagons on a forearm.
Eye and butterflies in a colourful honeycomb
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and purple butterfly and an orange butterfly with small purple flowers on a person's upper back.
Blue and orange butterflies on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of a peony with green leaves and a small butterfly on a forearm, with a striped top in the background.
Peony and butterfly on a forearm
Three green, orange and red butterflies with black outlines in a traditional style, sitting on the inside of a wrist against a dark green background.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Small pastel butterfly tattoo with pale blue and yellow wings and red spots, placed on the upper back of a person wearing a floral dress strap.
Pastel butterfly on upper back
Purple butterfly tattoo with a heart-shaped outline in its wings and black swirl detailing, above black script reading I Will Fight, on skin.
Purple butterfly and heart with I Will Fight
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo across the inner hands of a person pressing their palms together in prayer, with lettering on the wrist.
Butterfly tattoo across praying hands
Black cursive script reading Love me for who i am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly between the words and a shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on the shoulder
Black silhouette flash design of a butterfly resting beside a five-petalled flower and leaves, with swirling stems, shown on a white background.
Butterfly and flower design