Insect tattoo ideas

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

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Loose, sketchy purple and magenta dragonfly tattoo on the top of a foot, with splashes of colour around the wings and body.
Dragonfly on the top of a foot
Realistic blue butterfly tattoo with black wing edging and a soft grey shadow, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Blue butterfly on upper chest
Realistic coloured tattoo of a blue and purple dragonfly with shaded wings and a green-blue body on a lower leg.
Realistic blue dragonfly on a lower leg
Seven small butterflies in blue and pink ink fly across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with the largest at the lower right.
Flock of butterflies on a shoulder
Small black and grey dragonfly tattoo in a fine line style on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small dragonfly on a wrist
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with detailed wing veining and a long thin body running down the forearm.
Dragonfly tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey moth tattoo with shaded wings on the upper back, just below the base of the neck.
Moth tattoo on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with spiral-tipped wings on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Small dragonfly with swirled wings on a wrist
Watercolour style tattoo of a teal and pink dragonfly and an orange dandelion seed head on the side of the ribs.
Dragonfly and dandelion seeds on the ribs
Realistic botanical tattoo of grey chrysanthemums with purple blooms and black ants, spanning the back of a person's neck and shoulder.
Floral tattoo with ants on neck and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo on a lower leg showing an eye inside a triangle with an ornate frame, a beetle below, and fine geometric construction lines.
Eye and beetle within geometric lines on a calf
Two black and grey tattoos side by side on the upper thighs, a winged moth on the left and a horned beetle on the right, in fine line style with light shading.
Moth and beetle tattoos on the thighs
Black and grey dotwork bee tattoo on one wrist beside the words just be in a simple serif font on the other wrist.
Matching bee and just be wrist tattoos
Flash-style drawing of a butterfly with turquoise, yellow and red wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Turquoise and red butterfly design
Small black and grey dragonfly tattoo with shaded wings on the inner wrist and forearm of a person in a white top.
Small dragonfly on a wrist
Realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots on a foot, shaded to look three-dimensional with small legs and antennae.
Ladybird tattoo on a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two honey bees with detailed wings on a shoulder and upper back.
Two bees on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a stylised insect with blue and green swirling wings and black dot details, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Blue and green swirl insect on a wrist
Small black fine line cicada tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cicada tattoo on upper back
Fine line black dragonfly tattoo with detailed mesh-like wings on the upper back, with a small Roman numeral VI below its long tail.
Dragonfly across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bee with spread wings over a honeycomb pattern on the inner upper arm.
Bee over honeycomb dotwork on upper arm
Fine line geometric butterfly tattoo in black ink across the upper back, with faceted wings built from straight lines.
Geometric butterfly on the upper back
Black and grey fine line dragonfly tattoo with detailed wings on the inner forearm of a person wearing a red top.
Dragonfly on a forearm
Flash-style drawing of four coloured beetles playing instruments on an aged parchment background, including a sunburst guitar, a drum kit, a Union Jack beetle and a bass guitar.
Four beetles playing guitars and drums
Four-view photo of a colourful realistic botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink magnolia blooms, a branch, dragonflies and beetles.
Magnolia and dragonfly full sleeve
Small fine line black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside several beaded and gold chain bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a striped caterpillar crawling along a black branch with red, yellow and pink flowers and green leaves, on the forearm.
Caterpillar on a flowering branch on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a moth with spread wings centred between the shoulder blades on a woman's upper back, viewed from behind.
Moth tattoo on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a cicada at the centre of a geometric star and circle, surrounded by five flowers, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Cicada and flowers in a geometric circle
Black and grey flash sheet of insects including a stag beetle, a scarab beetle, a death's head hawkmoth, a spider, a dragonfly and two wasps, drawn in ink linework.
Insect flash sheet with beetles, moth and wasps
Black ink drawing of a cicada with moon phases above and a floral wreath below, in a fine line botanical style, on a pink background.
Cicada with moon phases and flowers
Black and grey realistic butterfly tattoo with dotted wing borders on the upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Monarch butterfly on upper back
Traditional style moth tattoo with ornamental patterned wings and two leaf shapes above its head, placed at the back of a person's neck.
Ornate moth on the back of the neck
A small, realistic-style tattoo of a bee in orange, yellow and black with translucent wings, placed on the upper back.
Small realistic bee on the upper back
Small cartoon bee tattoo in orange and black with outlined wings, placed behind a person's ear beside gold hoop earrings.
Small cartoon bee behind the ear
Realistic butterfly tattoo in orange, yellow, teal and black ink on the shoulder, with detailed wing veining and antennae.
Realistic butterfly on skin
Colour realism tattoo of a blue and purple dragonfly with shaded wings and a shadow, placed on the lower leg.
Realistic dragonfly on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a bee with outspread wings and honeycomb patterns across its head, thorax and abdomen, shown on a white background.
Dotwork bee with honeycomb details
Black and grey traditional butterfly and moth tattoos on the inner forearms and elbows of a person with raised arms.
Butterflies and moths on both forearms
Realistic coloured tattoo of a cicada with a green and blue body, red eyes and translucent wings, sitting on the forearm.
Cicada tattoo on a forearm
Brown ink sketch of a tattoo design with a treble clef as the body, musical notes on the wings and curled swirls, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Winged treble clef design sketch
Black tribal-style dragonfly design with swirling Polynesian-inspired patterns filling the wings, shown on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with shaded wings on the upper arm of a person wearing a black t-shirt.
Butterfly tattoo on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a symmetrical spider with a geometric patterned abdomen, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Spider line drawing with geometric abdomen
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a honeybee with detailed shaded wings on the upper arm.
Small bee tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork moth tattoo with crystal-like geometric wings on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric moth on a shoulder blade
Black and grey botanical tattoo sleeve on a upper arm and forearm, showing a rosemary sprig, a bee, a moth, a leaf and a pair of shears.
Rosemary, moth, leaf and shears on an arm
Two black ink line drawings of a moth with detailed patterned wings, sketched on cream paper and shown as a design rather than on skin.
Patterned moth line drawing