Butterfly tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, a compass and a butterfly with a ribbon banner across the upper arm of a person with blonde hair.
Roses, compass and butterfly on upper arm
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
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange wings and black outlines on the upper arm above the elbow.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with green, yellow-green, pink and orange wings and black outlines, on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark top.
Multicoloured monarch butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a butterfly on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses, butterflies and a banner reading Ashana on an upper arm and shoulder.
Pocket watch, roses and butterflies on upper arm
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 swirling butterfly tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a purple garment visible at the edge of the frame.
Swirl butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a unicorn head with a flowing golden mane, a green and orange horn and a small butterfly, on an upper arm.
Unicorn head and butterfly on upper arm
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
Colour tattoo of five butterflies in pink, grey, red and purple with black outlines, following a purple swirling line up an upper arm.
Butterflies spiralling up an upper arm
Colour tattoo of purple and red chrysanthemums with green leaves and grey shading across an upper arm and shoulder, with a real butterfly resting on the flowers.
Purple chrysanthemum tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo with detailed wings on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey top.
Black and grey butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey monarch butterfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, with wings spread and antennae visible.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Photo of a realistic red rose and butterfly design on an upper arm, shown beside a sheet of similar 3D-style designs.
Red roses and butterflies on an upper arm
Close-up of a thigh tattoo of a mint-filled puzzle piece with black branches, leaves, pink blossom and flying butterflies.
Puzzle piece with branches and butterflies on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a cartoon mermaid with red hair and green eyes on the upper arm and shoulder, with a small blue butterfly near the shoulder.
Cartoon mermaid with butterfly on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a moth with eyespot wings above a red rose with a teal centre, shown on an upper arm in two side-by-side photos.
Moth and rose on an upper arm
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
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two roses with a butterfly between them on an upper arm.
Two roses and a butterfly on an arm
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a cartoon cat with a red bow sitting on a red spotted mushroom, surrounded by butterflies, flowers and clover.
Cartoon cat with red bow on a mushroom, upper arm
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 sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hummingbird, red poppies, poppy seed heads and a blue butterfly, shown from two angles.
Hummingbird and red poppies on a full arm sleeve
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
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
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
Colourful butterfly wings tattoo spanning the upper back, with black outlines, stained glass style panels and filigree tendrils.
Stained glass butterfly wings across back
Black tribal-style butterfly with a purple awareness ribbon in its centre and the word Hope in script beneath it, tattooed on an upper arm.
Butterfly, ribbon and Hope script on upper arm
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha holding fans, cherry blossoms, butterflies and wind lines in colour across the back.
Full back Japanese piece with geisha and butterflies
Upper arm with blue and pink floral tattoos, a small butterfly and the words Always and forever in black script, shown beside a bouquet.
Floral upper arm tattoos with script
Colour realism tattoo of a pink lily with butterflies on a green and yellow wash background, on the upper arm.
Pink lily with butterflies on upper arm
Traditional style flash drawing of a woman with curled hair and red lips, with outlined rose and butterfly tattoos on her upper arms.
Pin-up face with rose and butterfly tattoos
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper arm, with bold black wing outlines and soft grey shading across the wing panels.
Shaded butterfly tattoo on upper arm
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of a red rose and green butterfly with black outlines on a thigh beside the knee, with a close-up of the same motif on an upper arm.
Rose and butterfly tattoo on thigh and upper arm
Dark grey outlined butterfly tattoo with patterned wing detail on the upper arm, next to a white lace top and a red brick wall.
Butterfly tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on the upper arm beside a cursive script quote across the back, shown from behind.
Butterfly and script quote on arm and back
Colour botanical full sleeve tattoo of roses, plumeria, anthurium and butterflies across the shoulder and upper arm, shown from three angles against a black background.
Floral full sleeve with roses and butterflies
Realism tattoo of a greyscale tiger head framed by pink, red and purple flowers and small blue butterflies on the upper arm.
Tiger head with watercolour flowers on upper arm
Colourful traditional butterfly tattoo on an upper arm, with a lighthouse, sunset, sailing ship and flowers in its wings.
Traditional butterfly with lighthouse and ship
Colour tattoo of purple, magenta and pale blue roses with green leaves, small butterflies and fine dotted drapes across a shoulder and upper arm.
Coloured roses and dotted drapes on a shoulder
A shaded purple butterfly tattoo with thin antennae and curled wire-like details on the upper arm of a person with long brown hair.
Purple butterfly on upper arm