Insect tattoo ideas

421 photos and flash · 23% Fine line, 20% Realism · Forearm most common

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Small black and grey bee tattoo in fine line and dotwork style on the inside of a forearm.
Small bee on a forearm
Small black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, with stacked gold chain and wooden bead bracelets around the wrist.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, with a white sleeve at the top edge of the photo.
Dragonfly on a forearm
Realistic shaded bumblebee tattoo in black, brown and amber with translucent wings, placed on a limb.
Realistic bumblebee on a limb
Black and grey tattoo of a rose and a Roman numeral pocket watch with a dotted chain on the calf, with a small molecular diagram below.
Rose and pocket watch on a calf
Black and grey flash sheet of moths and butterflies in a traditional style, arranged in rows on a mottled grey background.
Sheet of moths and butterflies
Black and grey fine line dragonfly tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair pulled up.
Dragonfly tattoo on the upper back
Black line drawing of an ornamental butterfly design with swirling filigree wings and dotted detailing, shown on a white background.
Ornamental butterfly tattoo design
Black ink sketch of an ant with loose linework and speckled dots on the side of a neck, below the ear.
Ant sketch on the side of the neck
Black dotwork bee tattoo with patterned wings and a striped abdomen, placed on the forearm.
Patterned bee tattoo on an arm
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
A small fine line bee tattoo in yellow and black on the inner wrist of a person's hand, with the palm facing up.
Small bee on an inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork moth inside a geometric diamond outline tattooed on the outer thigh.
Moth inside a geometric diamond on a thigh
Cartoon tattoo of two googly-eyed flies and a wooden FREE FOOD sign with red edging, placed on the lower abdomen near the navel.
Two flies and a Free Food sign on the abdomen
Black outline drawing of a butterfly with interlaced Celtic knotwork filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Celtic knot butterfly line drawing
Soft-shaded drawing of a bumblebee in flight, seen from the side, with yellow and black body and faint wing lines on cream textured paper.
Bumblebee in flight drawing
Neo-traditional tattoo of a bumblebee with translucent amber wings, a green and black body and a cream face marking, shown on skin inside an oval frame.
Bumblebee on skin
Black and grey monarch butterfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper arm, with wings spread and antennae visible.
Monarch butterfly on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a honeybee with stippled wings and shaded striped abdomen, on a person's limb.
Bee tattoo in dotwork
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned beetle with spread wings inside a fine line diamond frame on the forearm.
Horned beetle in a geometric frame on a forearm
Colourful butterfly tattoo with orange, blue and purple wings and bold black outlines, placed on the chest in a neo-traditional style.
Orange and blue butterfly on chest
Realistic drawing of a butterfly whose wings are human skulls, shaded in sepia and brown tones on a beige background.
Skull-winged butterfly design
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 realism tattoo of a butterfly with eyespots on the outer lower leg below the knee, with a hand holding a cigarette above.
Black and grey butterfly on a lower leg
Geometric beetle drawing with crystal shapes and dotwork shading, inked on a tan leather panel.
Geometric beetle design on leather
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with red honeycomb lines and dotted stems on the side of the ribs.
Bee and honeycomb on the ribs
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
Colour traditional tattoo of a bee and red and purple flowers with leaves and sprigs on the forearm, with a partly visible second tattoo at the bottom edge.
Bee and flowers on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of two beetles in blue, orange and black ink, surrounded by dotwork stippling on a forearm.
Two beetles with dotwork on a forearm
Black and grey pencil sketch of a dragonfly with spread wings and the words embrace imperfection in cursive script above it, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dragonfly sketch with 'embrace imperfection'
Black line drawing flash sheet of four dragonflies in varied positions, each with a dashed swirling trail, shown without any body placement.
Four dragonflies with dashed flight trails
Small black outlined butterfly tattoo on the upper back, beside a dark strap top, in a simple fine line style.
Small butterfly on upper back
Drawn tattoo design of a dragonfly with teal and purple translucent wings, its tail trailing a cloud of small black stars across a pale grey background.
Dragonfly with star trail design
Small colour dragonfly tattoo with teal, blue and yellow wings on the top of a foot, above a flip flop strap.
Small dragonfly tattoo on top of a foot
Forearm tattoo of red lips biting a black triangle, set within a sunburst of fine lines and a block-text quote, with soft watercolour washes.
Biting lips and triangle on a forearm
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
Two close-up photos of a realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Realistic ladybird on a forearm
Small teal and black dragonfly tattoo on the top of a foot, near the big toe, with pink painted toenails.
Teal dragonfly on the top of a foot
Realistic colour tattoo of a dragonfly with pale green wings and a blue and black abdomen, shaded on skin across the back.
Realistic dragonfly tattoo on the back
Black ink drawing of an ornately patterned insect with lace-like wings inside a circular mandala border, a design suited to fine line tattooing.
Ornate insect inside a circle frame
Black and grey pencil drawing of a honeybee with spread wings and long antennae, shown as a realistic tattoo design on a white background.
Detailed honeybee design in pencil
Black and grey traditional flash sheet showing five moth designs with bold outlines and dotwork shading, taped to a brown card background.
Five moths on a flash sheet
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 ink drawing of a bee with a small crown above its head, rendered in stippled dotwork shading on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Bee with a crown in stippled ink
Pale white line tattoo of a dragonfly with outstretched wings on the upper back of a person with shoulder-length blonde hair, styled in fine line.
Dragonfly outline on upper back
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
Close-up photo of a small blue and teal dragonfly tattoo with outlined translucent wings on pale skin.
Blue dragonfly tattoo on pale skin
Black lettering reading STAY and SOFT on the backs of two clasped hands, with a small black and grey insect motif near one wrist.
STAY and SOFT lettering on two hands