Insect tattoo ideas

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

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Small black and grey fine line bee tattoo with shaded body and translucent wings, placed on the upper back of a woman with short brown hair wearing a white vest top.
Bee tattoo on upper back
Pastel butterfly tattoo in pale blue, yellow-green and red on the ankle of a person wearing grey shoes.
Watercolour butterfly on an ankle
Black and grey tattoos on a pair of thighs and knees, including lace-like patterns and a snake, with a black cat lying across the lap.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with a black cat
Black scorpion tattoo with bold linework on the top of a bare foot and ankle, with legs crossed while sitting on a wooden floor.
Black scorpion tattoo on a foot and ankle
Black and grey tattoo along the side of a torso and hip, with a castle tower, leafy vines, a flying insect and handwritten script running down the ribs and thigh.
Castle, script and vines along ribs and hip
Small solid black butterfly tattoo with textured wing detail on the inner wrist, shown against a blurred green background.
Butterfly on the inner wrist
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with mandala-patterned wings and dotted circles, placed on the forearm.
Dragonfly with mandala wings on a forearm
Close-up of a small black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand resting on a knitted cream cardigan.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey bee tattoo on the inner wrist, with a silver chain bracelet and two hands held together.
Bee tattoo on the inner wrist
Black ink drawing of an ornate moth design with dotted patterns and dangling beaded chains on the wings, shown as a flash sketch with no placement on the body.
Ornamental moth design in black ink
Close-up of a small black outline butterfly tattoo in fine line style on the side of a woman's neck near the shoulder, with sunlit skin and water droplets.
Outline butterfly on the side of the neck
Small black butterfly tattoo with looping, calligraphic wings on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Stylised butterfly on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange and black wings and white spots, shown on the side of a person's torso.
Realistic monarch butterfly on the side
Black fine line drawing of a butterfly with curved wings and a trailing antenna on a plain light grey background, shown as a tattoo design without any skin visible.
Fine line butterfly design
Small solid black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside stacked gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Realistic hawk moth tattoo in grey shading with blue-tinted wings across the back of a hand, with a faded moth above the wrist.
Realistic hawk moth tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey scorpion tattoo design with raised pincers and a curled tail, shown on a white background in a bold blackwork style.
Black scorpion tattoo design
Small fine line butterfly tattoo in black and grey on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small butterfly near the shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of two butterflies resting on yellow flowers with purple centres, placed on the calf.
Butterflies on yellow flowers on a calf
Black ink dotwork drawing of a honeybee with stippled shading, set on a hexagonal honeycomb grid, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Honeybee over a honeycomb grid
Small realistic bee tattoo in yellow, black and grey shading on a forearm, against a black and white patterned background.
Bee tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric full sleeve tattoo on an arm, featuring a large cicada above a mandala with dotwork shading and floral detail.
Cicada and mandala full sleeve
Pencil sketch of a horned beetle framed by a crescent moon, drawn on paper as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Beetle and crescent moon sketch
Black and grey shaded drawing of a butterfly in side view with detailed wing veins and spots, on a plain white background.
Shaded butterfly in flight
Dark red dragonfly silhouette on a pale grey background, shown as a flat design with no body placement visible.
Red dragonfly design
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
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with detailed wings, on the inner upper arm.
Small bee tattoo on upper arm
Four cartoon-style butterflies in teal and orange with black outlines, arranged in a diagonal line across the side of the ribs.
Four butterflies in a line on the side
Black dotwork and geometric dragonfly tattoo with stippled wings and a long thin body on the upper arm of a woman in a knit cardigan.
Geometric dragonfly on an upper arm
Gold and black line drawing of a bee with honeycomb and floral patterns across its wings, head and abdomen, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Honeycomb and floral bee design
Fine line gold outline bee tattoo on a wrist beside a matching bee on a second wrist, both wearing bracelets.
Gold bee tattoos on two wrists
Black ink drawing of a moth with skulls across its outspread wings, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Skull-winged moth design
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
Realistic 3D butterfly tattoo in pink and blue with black edging, placed on the shoulder with a soft cast shadow beneath it.
3D butterfly on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moth with eyespot markings on its wings and feathered antennae.
Moth with eyespot wings in dotwork
Black and grey pencil-shaded butterfly design in side view with long antennae, drawn as a realistic tattoo sketch with no body placement shown.
Pencil-shaded butterfly in side view
Fine line dragonfly tattoo with teal wings and black scrolling swirls on the top of a foot, with pebbles beside it.
Dragonfly and swirls on a foot
Close view of a small grey fine-line butterfly tattoo on skin, with a pale, raised bee-like outline beside it on the torso.
Butterfly and pale bee outline on skin
Realistic colour tattoo of a painted lady butterfly in orange, pink and black on a forearm, with faded butterfly shapes above it.
Realistic painted lady butterfly on a forearm
Small black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on a wrist
Colourful watercolour-style butterfly tattoo with black linework and dotted outlines on the forearm.
Watercolour butterfly on the forearm
Black ink tattoo of a large butterfly formed from many small butterflies, with a trail of them drifting upward, on the side of a person's torso.
Butterfly made of smaller butterflies on the side
Small black dragonfly tattoo on the wrist and forearm, worn alongside several gold chain and beaded bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of two butterflies on the side of a torso, one solid black with pale markings and one detailed with hatched wing linework.
Two butterflies on the side of the torso
Realistic colour tattoo of two bumblebees with shaded wings on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Two bumblebees on a chest
Black line drawing of a symmetrical beetle with ornamental detail and small star accents, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background with no body part visible.
Symmetrical beetle line drawing with stars
Small black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, partly framed by beaded and gold chain bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
Small realistic colour tattoo of a firefly with amber-lit wings and a dark red head on the inner wrist.
Firefly on the inner wrist