Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Realistic black, grey and orange tattoo of a front-facing elephant whose ears are monarch butterfly wings, on a lower leg.
Elephant with monarch butterfly wings on a calf
Realistic orange and black butterfly tattoo on the ribs of a person whose hand rests on their chest.
Orange butterfly on a ribcage
Three black and grey butterfly drawings stacked vertically on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs with no body placement.
Three black and grey butterfly designs
Realistic colour tattoo of two pink and purple butterflies with green-dotted wing edges on the top of a foot.
Two pink butterflies on the top of a foot
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with shaded wings and a soft drop shadow, sitting on the side of a person's neck.
Blue 3D butterfly on the neck
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
Black and grey drawing of a shaded skull with feathered wings, butterflies and a compass, sketched on tracing paper beside a pen.
Winged skull with butterflies design
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled anchor wrapped in rope with two shaded butterflies, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Galaxy anchor and butterflies on a lower leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded skull with red butterflies, black lace and beaded chains on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with butterflies and lace on upper arm
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
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 and grey realism butterfly tattoo on the upper arm, with a trail of fine line geometric shapes descending below it.
Butterfly and geometric shapes on upper arm
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
Close view of a realistic blue and white butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, with stacked bangles on the wrist.
Blue butterfly on an inner forearm
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
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
Realistic magenta monarch butterfly tattoo with black edging and a script name beneath it, shown on the top of a foot in three photos.
Magenta monarch butterfly on a foot
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
Black and grey butterfly tattoo in a detailed, shaded style on a woman's shoulder, with a white lace top and gold necklaces.
Butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with a rose and a butterfly on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Realistic skull, rose and butterfly on a forearm
Realistic butterfly tattoo with pale grey wings edged in orange and black spots, shaded to look three-dimensional on the top of a foot.
Realistic butterfly tattoo on a foot
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
Realism style grey tattoo of a seated baby elephant with its trunk raised, with small coloured butterflies above, on the side of the torso.
Seated baby elephant with butterflies on the side
Realistic blue and purple butterfly tattoo with a 3D effect on the top of a bare foot, with orange-painted toenails.
Blue butterfly tattoo on the top of a foot
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
Three orange monarch butterflies with black outlines and shading tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with their shirt lifted.
Three monarch butterflies on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers, beads, a small elephant and a yellow butterfly on the inner forearm, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a monarch butterfly and an ornate filigree heart locket on the forearm.
Butterfly and filigree heart on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded rose with two butterflies and ink swirls on an upper arm.
Shaded rose and butterflies on an upper arm
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
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of dahlias, a daffodil, a butterfly and a pink bird on a woman's upper arm, with a cursive script word near the elbow.
Full sleeve of realistic flowers and a butterfly
Pencil and ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock with an orchid, rose, butterfly and beaded chains, in black and grey, with no body placement shown.
Clock, butterfly and orchid design drawing
Four views of a full sleeve tattoo in a realistic style, with large red roses, orange blooms and pink plumeria on a blue background, with a small butterfly on the upper arm.
Realistic rose and flower full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of three butterflies with shaded wings and a line of script, on the side of a torso above the hip.
Three butterflies and script on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo across a torso with a black birdcage, pink rose, flowers and small birds, placed over the stomach and ribs.
Birdcage and roses across the stomach
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs of a torso, showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals in front of a skull, with roses, a monarch butterfly, gears and scrollwork.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on the ribs
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
Black and grey realistic monarch butterfly tattoo with red-dotted wing edges on the inner forearm, shown in two photos beside a quote panel.
Monarch butterfly on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of butterflies and grey shaded flowers across a woman's shoulder and up onto the side of her neck, with a bra strap visible.
Realistic butterflies and flowers across a shoulder and neck
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a shaded butterfly and rose, stars, swirls and the script words No Place Like Home.
Butterfly, rose and script design sketch