Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Photograph of a realistic pink butterfly tattoo with black edging and a dark cast shadow, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on the upper back
Realistic cherry blossom tree tattoo with pink flowers, a full moon and a night sky covering the upper arm.
Cherry blossom tree and moon on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with detailed wings and antennae, placed centrally on the chest below the bust.
Monarch butterfly on the chest
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple lilies, green vines and blue butterflies across a person's back and side.
Lilies and butterflies across a back
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with grey and black butterflies and green leaves, with a black linework swirl border, on the outer thigh.
Sunflowers and butterflies on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch, a shaded rose and a dotwork mandala flower with a butterfly.
Pocket watch, rose and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey realism style lion tattoo with lotus and cherry blossom flowers across the upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Lion and lotus flowers on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with an orange butterfly and magenta feathers on a lower leg, in a realistic style with black linework.
Dreamcatcher with butterfly on a calf
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 realism tattoo of a chopper motorcycle with a large butterfly above it, shown on the forearm.
Chopper motorcycle and butterfly on a forearm
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
Colour butterfly tattoo with red and pink wings edged in black and purple, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the inner wrist.
Red butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly and an orange monarch butterfly on a blossoming cherry branch, shaded in a realistic style, on the upper arm.
Butterflies and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Black and grey skull tattoo with roses, butterflies and a cobweb on an upper arm and shoulder, shown in two side-by-side views.
Skull and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing butterflies, a daisy, a woman's face, elephants on a savanna and leopard spots.
Black and grey realism sleeve with savanna and leopard
Colour realism tattoo of a skull-shaped cluster of sunflowers, roses and butterflies on the upper thigh.
Floral skull tattoo on a thigh
Realistic orange and black butterfly tattoo with a cast shadow on the upper chest, below the collarbone.
Orange butterfly with shadow on chest
Realistically shaded forearm tattoo of a horse merging into a grey skeletal frame, with teal butterflies drifting off across the skin.
Horse and skeleton with blue butterflies on forearm
Greyscale tattoo design drawing of a butterfly above a pocket watch with Roman numerals, with a ribbon banner reading Memories last forever.
Butterfly and pocket watch with script banner
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
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a purple crocus with bulb and roots, grass, a caterpillar, beetle, bumblebee, moth and jumping spider.
Crocus and insects on upper arm and shoulder
Colour realism sleeve tattoo of orchids and a monarch butterfly on an arm, set against a blended green, orange and blue background.
Orchids and monarch butterfly sleeve
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull woman framed by roses and a butterfly, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Sugar skull woman and roses on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird, orange lily and blue butterfly with green leaves on an upper arm, in a realistic botanical style.
Hummingbird, lily and butterfly on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a green and yellow skull merged with a blue butterfly wing and a red rose, on a thigh.
Skull and butterfly wing on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of five blue butterflies with dark edged wings, arranged in a diagonal line across the upper shoulder.
Five blue butterflies across a shoulder
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
Realistic black and grey spoons tied with a purple ribbon, with a purple butterfly above, on a forearm, shown in three side by side panels.
Spoons, ribbon and butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha with a lotus flower and a butterfly on the upper arm and shoulder.
Geisha portrait with lotus on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a blue butterfly, two orange monarch butterflies and a sunflower with leaves on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Butterflies and sunflower along the ribs
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
Pink and black monarch butterfly tattoo with a circle of script quote text, spanning two forearms pressed together in a realistic style.
Monarch butterfly and quote across two forearms
Realism style colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with shaded wings on the top of a foot, above a dark flat shoe.
Blue butterfly on the top of a foot
Realistic colour tattoo of a skull wreathed in orange and red roses, pink blossoms and a pale butterfly, on a forearm.
Skull with roses and butterfly on a forearm
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 an orange and blue butterfly with black veins over teal watercolour splashes and red petals on a forearm.
Butterfly over watercolour splashes and petals
Black and grey realism roses with lace and butterfly linework covering the upper back.
Roses and lace across a back tattoo
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a woman's face behind a wire grid, with orange butterflies and a small pocket watch, on a calf.
Realistic woman's face with butterflies on a calf
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
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a butterfly above a filigree heart locket on a forearm, with a beaded chain running down the skin.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on an arm
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 tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the inner forearm, shaded to look three-dimensional against a dark background.
Monarch butterfly on an inner forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of pink roses and orange monarch butterflies covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Pink roses and monarch butterflies on an upper arm
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
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
Colour realism tattoo of birds, purple orchids and pink blossom on a turquoise background, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Birds and orchids across upper arm and shoulder