Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a purple and pink butterfly with yellow and teal stars on the top of a foot, with black dots and pink toenail polish visible.
Colourful butterfly and stars on a foot
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with shaded wings and a dark body, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on a shoulder blade
Colour realism tattoo of a woman's face with blue eyes and a dark butterfly over the mouth, on the upper arm.
Realistic face and butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with spotted wings on the forearm, shown beside a dark shirt and a grey wall.
Butterfly tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman holding a crystal ball, with roses and a jewelled butterfly headpiece, on an upper arm.
Crystal ball woman and roses on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink and purple butterfly, purple lotus flowers and vines running from the ankle down the top of the foot, in a botanical style.
Butterfly and lotus flowers on an ankle and foot
Black and grey tattoo of a winged fairy beside the word Believe in script with swirls and a star, on the skin of the back.
Fairy and Believe script on the back
Butterfly tattoo with black outlines, soft pink and grey shading and black swirling tendrils on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with swirls on upper back
Black and grey pen drawing of an anchor tattoo design built from a ship, two swallows, a butterfly, roses, a compass and small lettering, in a fine line style.
Anchor tattoo design made of small icons
Back view of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a solid black butterfly tattoo on the nape of her neck, with a thin black band running across the neck beside it.
Butterfly tattoo on the nape of the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull, monarch butterfly and rose with a red wash behind, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull, rose and butterfly on an upper arm
Five solid black butterfly silhouettes in a row across the top of a foot, with red toenail polish and denim at the ankle.
Five butterflies across the foot
A small tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon forming butterfly wings with black swirled outlines, placed on the outer ankle.
Pink ribbon butterfly on an ankle
Realism tattoo of a Dutch-style floral still life with peonies, tulips and a butterfly across a person's upper back.
Dutch-style floral still life across a upper back
Colourful kawaii taco tattoo with a smiling face and the words I DON'T WANNA 'BOUT IT on an upper arm, surrounded by a skull, leaves and a butterfly.
Kawaii taco with lettering on an upper arm
Black line drawing of an ornate butterfly with swirling filigree wings and heart-shaped motifs, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate butterfly line design
Black line drawing of an elephant built from roses, daisies, a peony, lilies and leaves, with leaf-shaped ears and a flower-covered trunk, in a botanical style.
Floral elephant line drawing
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a woman's face merged with a skull, with a butterfly wing over one eye and a Roman numeral clock behind.
Half skull and half woman face with clock on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a trailing stem and loose watercolour-style splashes across the side of a torso, sitting on the ribs.
Monarch butterfly and stem on ribs
Black ink flash sheet of ornate butterflies, swirling vines, flowers and music notes, drawn as tattoo designs on a white background.
Butterfly and floral swirl flash sheet
Black fine script reading Love me for who i am runs across the upper chest, with a small butterfly in the middle and a shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on the shoulder
Solid black butterfly tattoo on the upper thigh of a person standing on grass, wearing a lace skirt and blue canvas trainers.
Black butterfly tattoo on a thigh
Both legs covered in traditional style tattoos on the thighs and calves, including a fox, a butterfly, a nutcracker and a mandala, with a plate of strawberries resting on the thighs.
Traditional leg sleeve with fox and nutcracker
Drawn design of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a pink rose on the left and a blue butterfly on the right, with the text you're the only thing that's keeping me alive.
Skeleton ribcage with rose and butterfly
Colour tattoo of a green butterfly and a purple butterfly with black tribal swirls on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Green and purple butterflies with tribal swirls on a back
Black script tattoo reading Carpe Diem with a small outlined butterfly beside it, placed on the inner forearm.
Carpe Diem script with butterfly on forearm
A symmetrical butterfly design with bold black tribal-style outlines and wings shaded from blue and purple to red and yellow, shown on a white background.
Black-outlined butterfly design in purple and orange
Two-panel photo of fine line black script on a side ribcage reading we loved with a love that was more than love, with a small butterfly beside the word love.
Script quote along the ribs
Colour tattoo of pink and yellow lotus flowers with turquoise butterflies and grey shading across the ribs and side of the torso.
Pink and yellow lotus flowers on ribs
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with a monarch butterfly and leaves on the outer thigh.
Sphynx cat and butterfly on a thigh
Fine line butterfly tattoo with black scrollwork wings and a red awareness ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with awareness ribbon on upper back
Black and grey drawing of a skull with butterfly wings, held up by two hands in front of a person's face against a plain grey background.
Skull and butterfly wing drawing
Pink butterfly tattoo with black and white dotted edges and a soft grey shadow, sitting on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Pink butterfly with shadow on a shoulder blade
Flash sheet of metallic gold, silver and blue temporary tattoo designs including an anchor, butterflies, crescent moons, stars and ornamental bracelet-style bands, with no body placement shown.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Mirrored pencil drawing of a pair of butterfly wings with a fine scroll between them, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Fine line tattoo of small butterflies in pink and brown tones scattered across the upper back and shoulder blade, with the wearer's face not shown.
Scattered butterflies across an upper back
Colour tattoo of an orange and black butterfly among green leaves on a forearm, with the script words Diabetes above and Type 2 below.
Butterfly and leaves with diabetes script on a forearm
Black and white butterfly flash design with open wings, bold solid outlines and spotted wing borders, with no placement shown.
Monarch butterfly design, wings open
Black silhouette of a girl blowing a stream of red butterflies across the upper back, placed near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette girl releasing red butterflies on upper back
Pencilled neo-traditional tattoo design on paper showing a cat's head, a large rose, mandala-style flowers, a butterfly and a fan motif, with no body placement shown.
Cat, rose and mandala tattoo design
Small fine line black and grey butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white.
Butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm
Two people seen from behind, each with a butterfly tattoo and a script quote on the shoulder blade, in black and brown shading.
Matching butterfly and quote tattoos on shoulder blades
Black-outlined butterfly tattoo with blue, teal, pink and orange wings on the chest.
Multicoloured butterfly on the chest
Neck and chest with a red-shaded skull surrounded by grey lilies on the chest, a grey butterfly on the neck, and a tattoo on the upper arm, in realism and botanical styles.
Red skull and lilies on chest and neck
Black lace-patterned butterfly tattoo with curled antennae on the upper back, in blackwork style.
Lace-pattern butterfly on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a skull with red butterflies, lace and beaded chains on the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull with butterflies and beads on upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of three butterflies in orange, red and teal with splashes of colour, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour butterflies on a forearm
Close-up of a woman's upper chest with a small cluster of purple and teal butterfly tattoos near the collarbone, worn under a grey jacket.
Purple butterflies on upper chest