Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Coloured line drawing of a tree whose trunk forms a double helix, with leafy branches, roots, birds and butterflies, styled as a botanical tattoo design.
Tree of life with DNA helix trunk and roots
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 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 tattoo of a blue butterfly above pink and purple orchids with a green stem, placed on the shoulder and upper arm.
Butterfly and orchids on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo of scrolling vines, script letters and a red heart with pink and green accents on the inner forearm.
Scrollwork vine with letters and heart on wrist
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
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
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
Colour tattoo of a blue lotus flower with green leaves and a blue and pink butterfly, placed on the upper back shoulder.
Blue lotus and butterfly on a shoulder
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
Colour botanical tattoo of a monarch butterfly, pink lilies and monstera and palm leaves across the outer thigh and hip.
Monarch butterfly and tropical leaves on a thigh
Hand-drawn botanical flower design with spiral tendrils, striped leaves and a small butterfly, shaded in yellow and green with black ink.
Stylised flower with spirals and leaves
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
Colourful neo-traditional floral sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a teal pony, butterflies and a rainbow, beside a plush pony toy.
Floral sleeve with pony and rainbow tattoos
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly and pink blossom branch with falling petals on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of light jeans.
Butterfly and blossom branch on the abdomen
Solid black silhouette design of a butterfly with swirling vine stems, leaves and dots on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Butterfly and leaf vine design
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
Pencil sketch design of a fox lying down among leaves and flowers, with a faint butterfly outline, drawn on cream paper.
Sketched fox with flowers
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
Realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pink lily, a blue and pink butterfly, a shaded black and grey skull and fine black botanical vines.
Lily, butterfly and skull on an upper arm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with swirling vines and small leaves across the top of a foot, with soft shading on the wings.
Butterfly and vine tattoo on a foot
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly and a sunflower with script reading forget me not across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Monarch butterfly and sunflower on a foot
Colourful butterflies and floral vines with black linework wrap across a person's hip and upper thigh, with green, pink and orange fills.
Butterflies and flowering vines on a hip and thigh
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing two red butterflies with black swirling vines and small flowers on a white background.
Two butterflies with swirls and flowers design
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
Black ink ornamental butterfly tattoo with swirling filigree wings, leaves and dots, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornamental butterfly on the inner forearm
Six-panel collage of a colourful full sleeve tattoo of hibiscus, lotus and other flowers with a frog, shown on an upper arm and shoulder.
Full sleeve of flowers with a frog and lotus
Close-up of a realistic red rose with green leaves and an orange butterfly tattoo on an upper arm.
Red rose and butterfly on an upper arm
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
Realistic black and grey rose with a small purple butterfly tattooed on a calf, with leaves wrapping the lower leg.
Grey rose with purple butterfly on a calf
Purple butterfly and lily tattoo with black swirling vine lines across the top of a foot, starting near the ankle.
Butterfly and lily on a foot
Black line drawing of a bold, graffiti-style word with a rising sun, clouds, flowers, feathers and a bird, designed as a lettering piece for a tattoo.
Bubble lettering with sun, clouds and flowers
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
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
Black line drawings of butterflies and blossom branches on a white background, arranged as a botanical flash sheet for tattoo designs.
Butterflies and blossom branches design sheet
Colour tattoo on a thigh of two Totoro characters on a blossom branch, with a watercolour sky, neo-traditional style.
Totoro characters with cherry blossom on thigh
Black and grey flash sheet of decorative alphabet letters A to Z, each with floral swirls, and some with small butterflies, in a lettering style.
Decorative alphabet letters A to Z with swirls
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
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