Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a pink and purple butterfly with black edging and a soft drop shadow, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a swirling butterfly with shaded wings across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Swirling butterfly on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grey and white butterfly with a pink ribbon and soft blue wash, placed on the upper back, in a realistic style.
Butterfly and pink ribbon on upper back
Black and grey realistic butterfly wings tattoo across a woman's upper back, photographed from behind in black and white.
Butterfly wings tattoo across upper back
Black and white photo of a person's bare back with a vertical column of butterfly tattoos running down the spine.
Butterfly column tattoo down the spine
Black ornamental butterfly tattoo with small gem-like dots and a curling antenna on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly with gems on upper back
Realistic tattoo of three blue butterflies with black shading across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three blue butterflies on a shoulder blade
Colour realism tattoo of a purple and black butterfly resting on a pink lily with green leaves, on the upper back.
Purple butterfly on a pink lily
Fine line black butterfly tattoo with curled antennae and a looping tail on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Single-line butterfly on upper back
Colour tattoo of five monarch butterflies in a diagonal line across the lower back, with black outlines and orange wings.
Monarch butterflies down the lower back
Colour tattoo of a woman with a turquoise face covered by blue and orange butterflies and pink roses in her dark hair, centred on a person's upper back.
Faceless woman with butterflies and roses on back
Back view of a person with long dreadlocks and a teal headwrap, showing a large black sun tattoo across the upper back and a butterfly tattoo on the shoulder.
Sun design across a back with butterfly on shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon and a black and orange butterfly with a golden halo, on the upper back below the shoulder.
Pink ribbon and butterfly with halo on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a red flower, pink rose and purple blooms with green stitched-look leaves across a shoulder and upper back, in botanical style.
Stitched-look flowers across a shoulder and back
Colour butterfly tattoo with black outlines and orange, red and yellow wings on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Butterfly tattoo on upper back
Realism style tattoo of two grey roses with black lace filigree and teal and pink butterflies, placed on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Roses, lace and butterflies on a back
Full back tattoo in a realist portrait style, showing a woman's face with gears, butterflies, a compass and a red fingerprint across the back.
Full back portrait with gears and compass
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat silhouette in an oval cameo frame with flowers and a pearl drape, on a person's upper back.
Cat cameo on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back with three shaded butterfly tattoos near the shoulder blade, her hand resting on her shoulder.
Three butterflies on upper back
Collage of five photographs showing black tree of life tattoos on a back, a foot, a lower back and a circular design on a upper back.
Tree of life tattoos on back and foot
Woman seen from behind in a seated pose with hands pressed together, showing black and grey rose and ornamental tattoos across her back and upper arms.
Black and grey roses across a woman's back and arms
Realism style tattoo across a person's upper back showing a red rose, an orange monarch butterfly, black ink splashes and black lace ornaments.
Red rose and monarch butterfly across a back
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with pale blue flowers, yellow centres and green leaves on the lower back.
Blue butterfly and flowers on lower back
Colour butterfly tattoo with black floral swirls and a red flower on a person's shoulder blade, shown in a three-photo collage.
Butterfly and floral swirls on shoulder
Black script tattoo reading Forever 18 with two small butterflies on the lower back of an older person wearing a yellow bikini.
Forever 18 script on lower back
Black and grey realism roses with lace and butterfly linework covering the upper back.
Roses and lace across a back tattoo
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with blue forget-me-not flowers on a vine, placed on the upper back.
Monarch butterfly and forget-me-nots on the back
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red and grey roses, plus grey butterflies and leaves, running down a woman's ribs and side back.
Sugar skull and roses down the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with rosebuds and two butterflies, one orange and black and one blue, across the upper back.
Realistic rose and butterflies on upper back
Four shaded colour butterfly tattoos spread across a woman's bare upper back, with orange, red and teal wings.
Four butterflies across a back
Colour tattoo of a fairy with pink wings above a flower, with two butterflies and a trail of stars across the lower back.
Fairy, butterflies and stars on lower back
Woman seen from behind with realistic butterfly tattoos across her upper back, above a tied bikini top, on a sunny beach.
Realistic butterflies across a back
Photo of a red butterfly swirl tattoo with a soft pink wash and small stars on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red butterflies and pink wash on shoulder
Black ink butterfly with a dotted trail and four-pointed stars on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Butterfly and stars on a upper back
Colourful butterflies and a blossoming branch tattoo across a woman's upper back, shown in a botanical style.
Butterflies and blossom branch on upper back
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black and white spotted wing edges, spanning the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across a person's lower back.
Five monarch butterflies down the back
Traditional style tattoos across a woman's back and upper arm, including a large butterfly, a red rose and a spider web.
Traditional back and arm sleeve
Colour tattoo of a purple rose with green leaves and two orange butterflies with script names on the wings, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple rose and two butterflies on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with trailing roots across the back, shown from behind.
Bare tree with roots across a back
Pink and purple butterfly tattoo with black botanical vine scrolls and leaves across the lower back.
Butterfly and vine scrolls across the lower back
Colour tattoo of sunflowers, Celtic knots, a seated fairy and a butterfly across a person's upper back, in a neo-traditional style with black outlines.
Sunflowers, Celtic knots and a fairy on a back
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with its wings breaking up into flying bird silhouettes.
Butterfly dissolving into birds on upper back
Black outline butterfly tattoo in a fine line style on the upper back, with open, simple wings.
Outline butterfly on the back
Black and grey tattoo of skull-winged butterflies with smaller faded butterflies across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull and butterfly wings on a shoulder blade
Woman seen from behind with a large pink and red peony tattoo on her upper back, with grey leaves, a rock and three small butterflies, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Peony and butterfly back piece
Realistic blue morpho butterfly tattoo with white dot edging on the mid back, with a grey flower tattoo visible at the upper right.
Blue morpho butterfly on the back
Three grey lace-patterned butterflies with watercolour splashes in pink, teal and blue, tattooed across a person's lower back.
Lace-winged butterflies with watercolour splashes