Insect tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey lettering tattooed across the fingers of both hands, with silver moth rings on the middle fingers.
Finger lettering with silver moth rings
Black and grey dotwork luna moth tattoo on the upper arm, with a gold cuff bracelet on the wrist and a floral top visible beside it.
Luna moth tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a detailed moth with patterned wings, sitting on the forearm against a background of green foliage.
Moth tattoo on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a detailed moth with wings spread, above a vertical stack of geometric solids and a small formula, a flash design with no body placement shown.
Moth above stacked geometric solids
Black and white butterfly flash design with open wings, bold solid outlines and spotted wing borders, with no placement shown.
Monarch butterfly design, wings open
Small fine line black and grey butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white.
Butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm
Black line drawing of eight cartoon bees with striped bodies and wings, scattered across a white flash sheet.
Eight cartoon bees on a flash sheet
Solid black blackwork design of a symmetrical insect-like motif built from hexagons and curling arms, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Symmetrical hexagon and curl design
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon bee with yellow and black stripes and pale blue wings, outlined in black, on the top of a foot.
Cartoon bee tattoo on a foot
Black and white ink drawing of a butterfly with fine veined wings and dark round spots, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Black ink butterfly with dark eye spots
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
Fine line black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with the palm turned slightly towards the camera.
Small dragonfly on the inner wrist
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a bee above a small rose on the forearm, near the elbow, with a pothos plant in the background.
Bee and rose on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised bee above a dotted line that loops into a heart on the inner wrist.
Fine line bee and dotted heart on wrist
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange, yellow and blue watercolour splashes on a lower leg.
Monarch butterfly with watercolour splashes
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
Back view of a woman with a dark bun, showing a bold dark blue dragonfly tattoo with swirled wing detail centred between her shoulder blades.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back
Three solid black butterflies in a diagonal line on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Three butterflies on a wrist
Close crop of a woman's torso showing a small dark butterfly tattoo on her hip, with a black printed crop top and pale blue bikini bottoms.
Small butterfly tattoo on a hip
Black ornamental dragonfly tattoo with swirling patterns across the wings, placed on a person's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ornate dragonfly on upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a beetle with spread wings on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Beetle tattoo on a forearm
Black ink dotwork drawing of a symmetrical moth with spread wings, overlaid on interlocking triangles, with a small symbol below, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Moth with geometric triangles design
Black line drawing of a honey bee with outstretched wings on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Honey bee line drawing
Black and grey pencil-style tattoo flash drawing of a lantern with a glowing flame, a moth, leaves and flowers, with dotted linework around the border.
Lantern, moth and leaves design
Black tribal-style dragonfly tattoo design on a white background, with swirling wings and a segmented body.
Tribal dragonfly design
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragonfly with paisley-style patterned wings and curled antennae, shown as a flash design on white.
Ornamental dragonfly design
Realistic colour dragonfly tattoo with purple and blue shaded wings and a green body, placed on a person's chest.
Realistic dragonfly tattoo on the chest
Colour traditional butterfly tattoo with red, teal, orange and brown wings and bold black outlines, shown on an arm.
Traditional butterfly on an arm
Black and grey dotwork bee tattoo with flower and leaf sprigs spread across the centre of the chest.
Bee and flowers across the chest
Black and grey fine line dragonfly tattoo with a long trailing tail on the upper back of a person with their hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back
Small fine line gold metallic bee tattoo on the inner wrist, seen against a warm wooden background.
Small gold bee on the wrist
Black and grey bee tattoo with a crown above it on a forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Bee and crown on a forearm
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
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 and grey realism tattoo of a rose above a shaded death's head hawk moth on a person's torso, with the top of a white t-shirt lifted beneath the chest.
Rose and death's head moth on the torso
Fine line drawing of a deer head wearing a beaded chain, framed by peony blooms and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Deer and peony flower design
Pen and ink tattoo design of a rose, ribcage, spine and pelvis with a blue insect wing, drawn in a botanical anatomical style.
Rose, ribcage and blue wing anatomy design
Colourful neo-traditional grasshopper tattoo with a purple flower on the side of a ribcage, with bold black outlines.
Colourful grasshopper and flower on the ribs
Black line drawing of a stylised bee with ornate filigree wings, a striped abdomen and antennae, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Bee design with ornate wings
Close photo of three black fine line ant tattoos decreasing in size along a forearm, each shaded with grey.
Three ants marching down a forearm
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
Pencil sketch of a bee in flight above a faint geometric pattern of overlapping circles and hexagons, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Bee sketch over geometric circles
Close photo of a small black tribal-style dragonfly tattoo on the lower back of a person wearing a white top.
Black dragonfly tattoo on the lower back
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
Small solid black butterfly tattoo on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm, photographed close up.
Small butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Black outline drawing of a dragonfly with segmented body and striped wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragonfly line drawing
Close-up of a small, realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots on the top of a foot, near the toes.
Small realistic ladybird tattoo on a foot
Black tribal-style dragonfly flash design with swirling wings, a long curving tail and small star sparkles on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design with trailing stem