Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of skull-winged butterflies with faded smaller butterflies across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Skull and butterfly tattoo on upper back
Two matching ornamental mandala tattoos on the tops of a pair of feet, one with a red and teal butterfly centre and one with a red flower and green leaves, in neo-traditional style.
Matching mandala tattoos on both feet
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a butterfly, a bird with spread wings and roses across the ribs and side of a torso.
Butterfly, bird and roses on the ribs
Black ink tattoos on the back and fingers of a hand, including a shaded butterfly, a leafy vine with a flower, and small geometric symbols.
Butterfly, vine and symbols on a hand
Black blackwork-style tribal butterfly design with swirling wings and curled antennae, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal butterfly design in solid black
Black ink flash drawing of a pair of mirrored butterfly wings with dotted patterns and curled antennae, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with roses and wing-like leaves across a stomach, shown on a torso in a white top.
Butterfly and roses across the stomach
Colour botanical tattoo of pink and purple peonies with green leaves and two small butterflies, running down a woman's upper back.
Peony and butterfly vine down the back
Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a tabby cat in a bow tie and top hat, a second cat with orange eyes, and butterflies.
Cat and butterfly sleeve on an arm
Flash sheet of metallic gold, silver, copper and black temporary tattoo designs, including feather borders, butterflies, doves and rose bands, shown without any body placement.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with curling swirls, two butterflies and small leaves on the lower back.
Infinity symbol with butterflies on lower back
Three black butterfly stencil designs on a white background, one at the top and two lower down, with wings filled in by bold solid shapes and open cut-outs.
Three butterfly stencil designs
Black ink line drawing of an ornamental cat with a butterfly beside it, filled with intricate patterns, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornamental cat and butterfly line design
Colourful butterfly tattoo on a forearm, with blue wings, black lace-like detail and loose yellow, orange and red splashes in a painterly style.
Blue butterfly with paint splashes on a forearm
Black line drawing of an ornate butterfly with filigree scrollwork wings and a key-shaped body, suitable as a tattoo flash design.
Ornate butterfly with key body design
Pink and red butterfly tattoo with black outlines and curved script lettering across two forearms.
Pink butterfly with script on forearms
Two infinity symbol tattoo designs decorated with flowers, leaves and butterflies, one in pink and red colour and one in black line art, shown without a body placement.
Infinity symbol with flowers and butterflies
Shaded realistic red rose and butterfly tattoo with green leaves on a calf, photographed under ultraviolet light.
Red rose and butterfly on a calf
Watercolour-style butterflies in red, orange and magenta trail down the upper back from the shoulder blade of a woman in a dark top.
Watercolour butterflies across a shoulder blade
Man in a white shirt with crossed arms, both arms covered in small colourful illustrated tattoos of a camera, watch, rabbit and crown on the forearms and upper arms.
Colourful illustrated sleeve on crossed arms
Black linework drawing of a pair of legs in high heels, covered in traditional-style tattoo flash designs such as a heart banner, anchor, spider web and skull across the calves.
Traditional flash designs on drawn legs
Colour tattoo of red roses, small yellow flowers and butterflies wrapping from the ribs across the lower stomach, in a botanical realism style.
Red roses and butterflies across ribs and stomach
Traditional style tattoo of a grey globe with a woman's profile, a red and orange butterfly and red and orange flowers on the outer thigh.
Globe, butterfly and flowers on a thigh
Coloured illustration of a tree of life whose trunk forms a DNA double helix, with leafy branches, green roots, birds and butterflies on a parchment background.
Tree of life with DNA helix trunk and roots
Fine line botanical design of a tree whose trunk becomes a DNA double helix, with roots, leaves and butterflies, drawn in maroon ink on a peach background.
Tree growing from a DNA helix
Black and grey butterfly wing tattoo with ornate swirling linework running from the shoulder down the side of a bare back.
Butterfly wing tattoo down a woman's back
Black and grey butterfly and flower vine tattoo running from the ankle onto the top of a foot, in a botanical fine line style.
Butterfly and flower vine on an ankle
Small blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a thin gold chain visible at the neck.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Black and grey butterfly and daisy tattoo on the forearm, drawn in a fine line botanical style with soft shading.
Butterfly and daisy on a forearm
Numbered traditional flash sheet of Hello Kitty tattoo designs in bold colour, including roses, a dagger, a heart, a telephone and an umbrella.
Hello Kitty traditional flash sheet
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo on the upper chest, with black wing edging and white spots, shaded to look as if it is lifting off the skin.
Blue butterfly on upper chest
Colour botanical sleeve tattoo on an arm and shoulder, with a monarch butterfly, roses and asters, and a blue butterfly on the upper back.
Butterfly and floral sleeve on an arm
Small solid black butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm, photographed close up.
Small butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Realistic pink butterfly tattoo with black edging and a dark drop shadow on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink butterfly on upper back
Coloured drawing of a roaring lion head with a white rose and flowing green and yellow mane, with orange butterflies, on white paper.
Lion head with rose and butterflies
Shaded grey basketball and sneaker tattoo with a green butterfly and script reading Rookie #45, placed on the upper back.
Basketball, sneaker and butterfly on the back
Traditional colour tattoo of orange butterflies and red flowers with green leaves running down the lower leg and onto the ankle.
Butterflies and flowers on an ankle
Coloured drawing of a raven perched on a skull among red roses, with a bee and a blue butterfly, in a detailed botanical realism style.
Raven, skull and roses design
Fine black and grey script reading and they lived happily ever after, with faded butterflies and swirls, on the back of a woman's neck.
Happily ever after script on the neck
Black tribal-style butterfly tattoo design with sweeping wing curves and a slender body, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal butterfly design
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with two heart-shaped dreamcatchers, feathers, butterflies and script lettering, with no body placement shown.
Heart dreamcatchers and butterflies with script
Colour realism tattoo of pink lotus flowers on the chest with grey swirling shading and a blue butterfly on the shoulder.
Pink lotus and blue butterfly on chest and shoulder
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a lion head framed by pink and red flowers and a butterfly, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with pink flowers on a thigh
Colourful butterfly wings tattoo spanning the upper back, with black outlines, stained glass style panels and filigree tendrils.
Stained glass butterfly wings across back
Cherry blossom branch with pink flowers, falling petals and a black and grey butterfly tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Cherry blossom branch and butterfly on thigh
A red and black butterfly tattoo with curling black swirls on the side of the torso, above a red waistband.
Red and black butterfly on the side of the torso
Colourful butterfly tattoo with a painted splash effect on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Colourful butterfly with paint splash on upper back
Small black outline butterfly tattoo on the back of a woman's shoulder, seen from behind while she wears a white off-shoulder top.
Small butterfly on a shoulder