Insect tattoo ideas

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

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Small blue butterfly tattoo in a fine line style on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a metal watch strap beside it.
Small blue butterfly on a wrist
Gold line drawing of a bee in flight on a white background, with loose outlined wings and a simple striped body.
Single-line bee design in gold
Six black and white butterfly illustrations in varied wing patterns, arranged on a white background, suitable as tattoo flash designs.
Six black and white butterfly designs
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the calves, each with a moth above a geometric crystal shape inside dotted diamond outlines, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Matching moth and geometric calf tattoos
Two matching red ladybug tattoos with black spots and outlines, one on each forearm near the wrist.
Matching ladybug tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag beetle with spread wings on a forearm.
Stag beetle tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical moth with patterned wings and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Black ink moth design
Colour fine line tattoo on an upper arm showing a dragonfly, a bee, a dark bird and grass stems with red flowers, beside a framed print of the same design.
Insects, bird and grasses on an upper arm
Colour dragonfly tattoo with rainbow-toned wings and a black outline, placed on the lower back above denim.
Rainbow dragonfly on lower back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a detailed bee inside a dotted diamond outline with a small triangle above, on a shoulder.
Bee within a dotted diamond on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cicada with outstretched veined wings on the inner forearm.
Cicada tattoo on the inner forearm
Small purple butterfly tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a light blue sports bra sitting just above it.
Small butterfly on the ribs
Purple brushstroke dragonfly tattoo design with a loose trailing line below it, drawn on a plain off-white background.
Purple brushstroke dragonfly design
Black and grey dotwork dragonfly tattoo with mandala-style floral wings running down the calf.
Mandala dragonfly on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a dragonfly with purple and blue wings and a green body, placed on a person's chest.
Realistic dragonfly on a chest
Small black fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with detailed wings on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fine line dragonfly on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo with blue, purple and pink wings on the inner upper arm.
Watercolour dragonfly on the upper arm
Black and grey moth inside a fine line geometric diamond tattoo on the upper thigh.
Moth in a geometric diamond on thigh
Black and grey engraved illustration of a bee with stippled shading and veined wings on a cream background, in the style of a tattoo flash design.
Engraved bee illustration on cream
Close-up of a small realistic bee tattoo in brown, black and amber tones on the side of a person's neck, below the ear.
Small realistic bee on the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cartoon bear holding a balloon on a string, with small insects around it, on pale skin.
Cartoon bear holding a balloon
Colour tattoo of a butterfly filled with red, blue, yellow and orange puzzle piece shapes, shaded to look three-dimensional with a cast shadow, on the forearm.
Puzzle piece butterfly on a forearm
Grey shaded butterfly tattoo with soft gradient wings on the side of a person's ribcage, with the arm raised above.
Shaded butterfly on the side of the ribs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon blue ant with long curved antennae on the inner forearm, near a black cord bracelet at the wrist.
Cartoon blue ant on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a dragonfly with swirling blackwork patterns filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragonfly with swirled wings
Watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo with black linework and pink, purple and teal washes on a person's upper back.
Watercolour dragonfly on the upper back
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a radial dragonfly mandala with three dragonflies above it, on a limb.
Dragonfly mandala with three dragonflies
Black and grey shaded moth tattoo with spread wings across the upper back of a woman whose head is turned away.
Shaded moth on upper back
Small colour tattoo of an orange and yellow butterfly with dark blue outlines on the outer forearm.
Orange butterfly on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a honeybee with shaded body and transparent wings on the upper arm, shown in a black and white photo.
Bee tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork butterfly tattoo with detailed wings and antennae, placed centrally on the chest below the bust.
Monarch butterfly on the chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a detailed bee inside a mandala-style circle on the inner forearm.
Bee within a dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style moth design drawn on white paper, with bold solid wings, scalloped edges and dotted borders.
Traditional moth flash design
Close-up of a woman's neck showing a small fine line black butterfly tattoo with thin antennae, placed on the side of the neck below the ear.
Small butterfly tattoo on the neck
Colour butterfly tattoo with red and pink wings edged in black and purple, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the inner wrist.
Red butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Small colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly on the wrist of a hand held in a loose fist against a plain pale wall.
Small monarch butterfly on the wrist
Small colour monarch butterfly tattoo across the middle finger of a hand, with orange wings and black outlines.
Monarch butterfly on a finger
Three black ink dragonflies drawn one above another on a white background, each with ornamental swirled patterns inside the wings.
Three dragonflies with ornate wings
Small pink butterfly tattoo with a black outline and two dark dots on the forearm.
Small pink butterfly on a forearm
Small outlined ladybird tattoo in red and black on the ankle, with curled antennae and a black dot on the white half of the body.
Small ladybird tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey stag beetle tattoo with dotwork shading and fine linework on the inner forearm.
Stag beetle on an inner forearm
Black and grey dotwork honey bee tattoo with veined wings on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Honey bee tattoo on an inner arm
Two views of a realistic, full-colour luna moth tattoo with green wings, red edges and orange eyespots on the inner forearm.
Luna moth tattoo on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a cicada on the back of a hand, with small xoxo lettering on the side of a finger.
Cicada outline on the back of a hand
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with patterned wings and scrolling swirls across the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back
Small colour tattoo of a striped orange and black bee with pink wings and a curved trail of dots, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Bee with dotted trail on a forearm
Black and grey botanical forearm tattoo of a bee above stylised flowers, poppy-like blooms and leaves, with a soft pink wash in the central flower.
Bee and botanical flowers on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly with a blue body, pink-tinted veined wings and a soft grey shadow on pale skin.
Blue and pink dragonfly tattoo on skin