Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Traditional style butterfly tattoo in bold blues, reds, oranges and greens with black outlines, placed on the inner forearm.
Traditional butterfly on a forearm
Colour and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded skull, a red rose, a pale butterfly, bird silhouettes and a lettered banner.
Skull, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoos on both arms of a person in a brown tank top, including a heart with text, a deer with butterfly wings and a feather, on the forearms and upper arms.
Small fine line tattoos across both arms
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with ornate shaded wings and hanging beaded drops on a person's forearm, with the hand open below it.
Ornate butterfly with hanging drops on a forearm
Solid black cat silhouette reaching up towards a small teal butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black cat reaching for a butterfly on a wrist
Lilac and grey butterfly tattoo with filigree scrollwork wings and a heart-shaped top, placed on the forearm, with a small red heart tattoo partly visible at the bottom left.
Lilac butterfly and heart on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a butterfly outline formed from a colon-like pair of dots and a semicolon, on the inner forearm.
Butterfly outline made from punctuation marks
Two small black butterflies with stippled wing detail, one larger and one smaller, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two butterflies on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a butterfly with open wings above a shaded rose on the forearm.
Butterfly and rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a peony, green leaves and a butterfly wrapping up a forearm, in soft pink and green with grey shading.
Peony and butterfly on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, framed by black linework butterfly wings with red accents, on the inside of a forearm.
Puzzle ribbon butterfly on a forearm
Fine line sketch tattoo of a woman in profile with butterflies and teal accents running down a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Sketched woman and butterflies on upper arm
Black and grey small butterfly tattoo with soft shading on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with metal beaded bracelets worn above it.
Small butterfly on the forearm
Realistic coloured tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with visible gears, a red rose and two butterflies.
Pocket watch, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Black fine line tattoos of a triangle on a finger, a small butterfly on the inner wrist and a swirl on the hand, shown in black ink against white fabric.
Small fine line triangle, butterfly and swirl tattoos on
Small black fine line butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand holding a clear faceted crystal and beaded bracelets in a snowy outdoor setting.
Small butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoos of a red flower with green leaves at the wrist and a red and black butterfly on the back of a hand, with small star dots on the knuckles.
Red flower and butterfly on the hand
Close-up of a tribal-style butterfly tattoo in teal, black and pink on the inner wrist.
Tribal butterfly on the inner wrist
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly covering her eyes, placed on the forearm.
Butterfly over a woman's face on forearm
Small colour fine line tattoo of a yellow bear with a tiny pink butterfly on the inner wrist, shown against a pale forearm.
Small bear and butterfly on a wrist
Fine line butterfly tattoo with blue and pink swirled wings and black tendrils trailing down the forearm.
Blue and pink butterfly with swirl tail
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with purple, orange and yellow wings, dotted detailing and hanging dotwork chains, on the forearm.
Jewel-toned butterfly on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm of a butterfly above an ornate filigree heart locket, with a bead chain running down the left side.
Butterfly and filigree heart locket on arm
A pink and black butterfly tattoo spans two forearms, with script lettering curving around its wings on each arm.
Matching butterfly and script forearm tattoos
Colourful realism tattoo of an eye and butterflies set within honeycomb hexagons on a forearm.
Eye and butterflies in a colourful honeycomb
Colour botanical tattoo of a peony with green leaves and a small butterfly on a forearm, with a striped top in the background.
Peony and butterfly on a forearm
Three green, orange and red butterflies with black outlines in a traditional style, sitting on the inside of a wrist against a dark green background.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo across the inner hands of a person pressing their palms together in prayer, with lettering on the wrist.
Butterfly tattoo across praying hands
Two photos of black and grey script lettering tattoos on forearms, one reading Your Pain Is A Gift with flourishes and the other a quote with butterfly accents.
Script quotes on forearms
Colour botanical tattoos of roses, butterflies and beetles cover the back of both hands and the wrist of a person whose face is hidden behind their hands.
Roses and insects across hands and wrists
Purple butterfly tattoo with black outlines and white spots, shaded to look three-dimensional with a dark shadow, on the inner forearm.
Purple butterfly on a forearm
Back view of a shirtless person with black and grey botanical tattoos of flowers, vines and moths covering the back, shoulders, upper arms, forearms and hands.
Back and full sleeves of botanical and moth tattoos
Blue and teal watercolour-style butterfly wing tattoo with a black semicolon, on the inner forearm.
Butterfly wing and semicolon on a forearm
Close view of a blue butterfly tattoo with light outlines on the inner forearm of a person wearing stacked bangles.
Blue butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a moth above a cameo of a woman in profile with flowers, beside a band of rosettes on the wrist.
Cameo, moth and flowers on a forearm
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
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
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
Small fine line black and grey butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white.
Butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of three butterflies in orange, red and teal with splashes of colour, on the inner forearm.
Watercolour butterflies on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a swirl heart with an orange butterfly on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Butterfly and swirl heart on the forearm
Small purple butterfly tattoo with a solid black body and antennae, placed on the inner wrist.
Small butterfly on the inner wrist
Black ink infinity symbol with three script names and a small butterfly on the forearm, in a fine line style.
Infinity symbol with names and butterfly
Traditional style butterfly tattoo in red and black with bold outlines and small white dots on the wings, placed on a forearm.
Red and black butterfly on a forearm
Close view of a person's arms with colourful tattoos of flowers, a butterfly and stars on the upper arm and forearm, with a pink lace bra and pastel top.
Colourful floral and butterfly tattoos on arms
Realistic colour tattoo of an orange and black butterfly with spotted wings on the inner wrist, against a blurred green background.
Orange butterfly on the inner wrist
Three solid black butterflies in a diagonal line on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Small colour tattoo of a butterfly with teal and lilac wings and a semicolon for its body, placed on the inner wrist.
Semicolon butterfly on a wrist