Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Black outline butterfly tattoo with teal and grey wing panels and swirling scrollwork on the lower back, above jeans and a brown belt.
Butterfly with swirls on the lower back
Back view of a large butterfly wing tattoo in black and orange ink with swirling linework, spreading across the upper and mid back.
Butterfly wing tattoo across a bare back
Back of a woman's shoulder showing a colourful botanical wreath tattoo with black script reading Always and forever in the centre, in a Botanical and Lettering style.
Floral wreath with script lettering on a shoulder
Colour sunflower tattoo with black linework wings and a thin vine stem across the lower back, in a botanical style.
Sunflower with linework wings on the back
Realism botanical tattoo of a flower bouquet with a butterfly spanning the upper back and shoulder, with a grey rose on the right.
Realistic floral bouquet across a back
Black blackwork butterfly tattoo with lace-style wing patterns, fine dotwork edging and a small teal jewel on the body, shown on the upper back.
Lace-patterned butterfly on upper back
Realistic colour butterfly tattoo in orange, red and yellow with black edging, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange butterfly on a shoulder blade
Colourful realistic tattoo of a hot air balloon made of butterflies with fine black rope lines, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Butterfly hot air balloon on upper back
Black tree with flowers and butterflies, some in red, across a bare back, with a small silhouette figure on the right side.
Tree and butterflies across a back
Colour tattoos of two blue butterflies on the upper back, a pink butterfly on a shoulder and a red rose with black dotted petals.
Blue and pink butterflies with a rose on a shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a large Japanese-style back tattoo of a butterfly and peonies in black and grey, with coloured sleeves on both arms.
Butterfly and peony back piece with arm sleeves
Colour realism tattoo on a back showing an ornate hand mirror with a monarch butterfly, a pink rose and orange flowers.
Ornate mirror, butterfly and rose on the back
Black blackwork-style butterfly tattoo with a lace pattern, shaded wings and small pale flower details, placed on the side of a person's lower back.
Lace-pattern butterfly on the lower back
Realistic coloured tattoo of two pink lilies, a blue butterfly and black and green swirling vines on the upper back.
Pink lilies and blue butterfly on the back
Blue butterfly tattoo with a central eye and dotted wing edges, in traditional style, on the upper back.
Blue butterfly with eye on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with black swirling vines, green leaves and red berries on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly and vines on upper back
Small metallic gold butterflies with black outlines on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, with a flash sheet of the same design shown alongside.
Gold butterflies on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of two blue butterflies with black outlines and grey smoke swirls and small stars, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two blue butterflies on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a red-haired fairy with blue and green butterfly wings, surrounded by stars and small butterflies, on a person's upper back.
Fairy with butterfly wings on upper back
Colour tattoo of three orange monarch butterflies with black outlines and veining across a person's upper back.
Three monarch butterflies on upper back
Colour tattoo of a butterfly whose wings form an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, in a bold outlined style on the upper back.
Butterfly ribbon with puzzle pieces on upper back
Black and grey butterfly tattoos on the upper back and shoulder blade of a woman with her hand raised to her head.
Two butterflies on an upper back
Realism back tattoo of a shaded pocket watch with Roman numerals, butterflies, feathers, script lettering and a red rose.
Pocket watch, feathers and rose across the back
Colour tattoo of pink sweet pea flowers, green tendrils and a grey butterfly on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sweet pea vine and butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey traditional butterfly tattoo across the lower back, with part of a coloured tattoo visible at the left edge.
Butterfly tattoo on the lower back
Shaded butterflies in purple, blue and green with black swirling vines and leaves across a person's upper back.
Three butterflies and vines on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of red lilies with green stems and two blue butterflies, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and blue butterflies on a back
Realistic colour tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across the side of a bare lower back above jeans.
Five monarch butterflies down the lower back
Shaded pink rose with dark leaves beside a black swirling filigree butterfly tattoo on a person's upper back.
Pink rose and filigree butterfly on a back
Two people seen from behind, each with a shaded rose and a butterfly tattoo on the upper back and shoulder, in a studio with an orange wall and a reclining chair.
Rose and butterfly tattoos on two shoulders
Back of a woman with a black and grey tattoo of Alice holding hands with the White Rabbit on her upper back, with a small blue butterfly near her shoulder.
Alice and the White Rabbit on upper back
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with a handwritten quote in black script reading I'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at everything.
Butterfly and handwritten quote on upper back
Photograph of a red and black butterfly tattoo with a pink wash swirl and small star sparkles across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red butterflies in a swirl on upper back
Realistic colour butterfly tattoo with blue-green wings and orange-red spots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a pink blossom branch with three purple butterflies across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Butterflies and blossom branch on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of two orange and black monarch butterflies on the lower back, one above the other, with black outlines and wing veining.
Two monarch butterflies on the lower back
Four black and grey shaded butterflies tattooed on the upper back, decreasing in size from the lower left towards the neck.
Four butterflies across the upper back
Full back Japanese-style tattoo in bright colour showing a woman in a kimono, a tiger, butterflies, a leopard, koi fish and cherry blossom across the back.
Full back Japanese tattoo with tiger and koi
Realistic pink and black butterfly tattoo with a soft drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink 3D butterfly on upper back
Collage of six butterfly and moth tattoos on the back, thigh and upper arm, in watercolour, neo-traditional and bold outline styles.
Butterfly and moth tattoos on skin
Colour tattoo of music staves, notes, butterflies and a red hibiscus running up a woman's side and back.
Music staves and hibiscus down the side of back
Colourful butterfly tattoos in a trail down a woman's back, following the spine with small star and dot accents.
Butterfly trail down the spine
Black ornate butterfly tattoo with dotwork detail and curled antennae on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a tree with roots, blossoms and butterflies across a woman's back, photographed from behind.
Tree and butterflies across a back
Shaded blue butterfly with black tribal heart and swirl shapes tattooed on the lower back, above the waistband of jeans.
Blue butterfly and tribal heart on the lower back
Two black and grey butterfly tattoos sit on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind with her hair pulled up.
Two butterflies on upper back
Black and teal fine script quote with swallows, swirls and a purple and teal butterfly tattooed across a person's upper back.
Swallows, swirls and script quote on upper back
Back of a shoulder with a colourful blue and orange butterfly above a grey shaded dandelion with drifting seeds, in a botanical style.
Butterfly and dandelion on a shoulder