Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Shaded blue feather with the script 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' and small butterflies, a realism and lettering tattoo on the upper back.
Blue feather and lettering on upper back
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo with outlined wings on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Butterfly tattoo on upper back
Two blue butterflies with grey smoky swirls and small sparkles, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterflies with smoke swirls on upper back
Realistic shaded grey roses with black lace scrollwork and small teal and pink butterflies, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Roses, lace and butterflies across a back
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black shading on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly on the upper back
Upper back tattoo of three butterflies made from shaded footprints, with blue, pink and green washes and script names beneath.
Three footprint butterflies across upper back
A black silhouette of a woman with red butterflies rising from her head, beside red script on the upper back, reading I am not afraid to keep on living.
Butterflies and silhouette with script on upper back
Black and grey butterfly tattoos cascade down a bare back, with stars near the neck and scrolling vine work across the lower back.
Butterflies and scrollwork across a back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of tall flower stems, foliage and a butterfly running down a bare back, in a Botanical style on the Back.
Botanical back piece with butterfly
Black and grey photograph of a small shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper back of a person wearing a lace-trimmed top.
Small butterfly on upper back
Black ink fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds drift into small butterfly silhouettes beside the words what's past is prologue, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds and quote across upper back
Back of a woman with blonde hair in a bun, showing a colourful botanical tattoo of peonies, leaves and two small butterflies running down the spine.
Peony and rose vine down the spine
Realism back tattoo of two shaded grey roses set within black lace ornament, with teal and red butterflies across the upper back.
Lace back piece with roses and butterflies
Colour tattoo of two butterflies on a person's upper back near the shoulder, one shaded red and one shaded blue, with dark outlines.
Two butterflies on the upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a blossom vine with butterflies and small sparkles across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Blossom vine and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Black silhouette of a figure with red butterflies drifting from its head, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette releasing red butterflies on upper back
Three realistic black and grey butterfly tattoos with soft shadows, one near the neck and two across the upper back and shoulder.
Three butterflies on neck and upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a red rose with buds, leaves and two butterflies across a woman's upper back.
Red rose and butterflies on upper back
Close view of a small black silhouette butterfly tattoo cluster on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade and neck.
Butterfly silhouettes on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cat's face with a butterfly beside it on the upper back, shaded in soft purple and blue with orange eyes.
Cat face and butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey butterfly and ornamental tattoo stacked down the centre of a woman's back, seen in a black and white photograph.
Butterfly stack down the spine
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines and soft shading on the upper back near the shoulder.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Black filigree butterfly tattoo with a blue and pink ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back below the shoulder blade.
Filigree butterfly with ribbon on upper back
Upper back tattoo of two shaded grey roses within black lace scrollwork, with teal and red butterflies, in a realism style.
Lace, roses and butterflies across upper back
Colour tattoo of two pink and magenta butterflies and pink flowers on a black vine, across the upper back.
Butterflies and pink flowers on upper back
Realism-style pencil drawing of a woman's back and shoulder with a rose-grey pencil portrait and colourful butterflies across the shoulder blade, designed as a back tattoo.
Woman's back with butterflies and colour drips
Blue butterfly tattoo with swirling black flourishes and dotted accents on the upper back, shaded in light and dark blue.
Blue butterfly with swirls on upper back
Black and grey butterfly wing tattoo across the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Butterfly wings tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on a lower back showing a horseshoe wrapped in barbed wire, a butterfly perched on the top and the Hawaiian islands in silhouette.
Horseshoe, barbed wire and butterfly on lower back
Purple and black butterfly tattoo on the lower back, with wings formed from two footprints and fine black antennae.
Butterfly formed from footprints on lower back
Back tattoo of a seated fairy with blue wings on a spotted mushroom, set among grey and blue butterflies in a shaded woodland scene.
Fairy on a mushroom across the back
Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.
Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs
Close photograph of a black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a shaded pink butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on shoulder
Realism-style tattoo of a pink butterfly with a dark drop shadow on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Pink 3D butterfly on upper back
Black and white top-down photo of a shirtless rider on a motorcycle, showing an outlined butterfly and rose tattoos on the upper back.
Butterfly and roses on a rider's back
Realistic colour tattoo on a woman's upper back showing pink roses, an anatomical heart, a pocket watch and blue-grey butterfly wings with gears.
Roses, heart and pocket watch on upper back
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on an orange awareness ribbon with script letters, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Monarch butterfly and ribbon on upper back
Colour tattoo of a child sitting beneath a large red feather with butterflies rising from it, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Child with a red feather and butterflies on upper back
Black and grey realistic butterfly tattoo with a soft drop shadow, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder.
Shaded butterfly on upper back
Colour realism tattoo on a person's upper back showing a green frog on a lily pad, white lotus flowers, a blue butterfly and script lettering below.
Frog, lotus and butterfly on a back
Realistic blue and orange butterflies tattooed across the upper and mid back, curving from the shoulder blade down towards the waist.
Blue butterflies across a back
Realism-style butterfly wing tattoo in grey and red with swirling linework, running down the back.
Butterfly wing tattoo across a back
Black swirling butterfly wings framing a teal awareness ribbon tattoo on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with teal awareness ribbon on back
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and purple butterfly and an orange butterfly with small purple flowers on a person's upper back.
Blue and orange butterflies on upper back
Small pastel butterfly tattoo with pale blue and yellow wings and red spots, placed on the upper back of a person wearing a floral dress strap.
Pastel butterfly on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with splashes of purple and pink ink across the centre of the back.
Blue butterfly tattoo on the back
Black and grey feather tattoo across a woman's upper back and left shoulder, with coloured tattoos visible at the lower side.
Feather tattoo across back and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with detailed wing veins spanning the upper back, with a second partial butterfly visible at the top right.
Large butterfly tattoo on upper back