Insect tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied rosemary sprig on the upper arm, with a wasp near the shoulder and a moth below.
Rosemary sprig and insects on upper arm
Black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with dotwork circles on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white against a knitted jumper sleeve.
Butterfly with dotted circles on a forearm
Continuous black single-line drawing of a dragonfly with a lotus flower at its head, on a plain white background, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Single line dragonfly with lotus flower
Fine line dragonfly tattoo in reddish-brown ink on the inner wrist, with silver bangles worn above and below it.
Fine line dragonfly on a wrist
Realistic colour tattoo of a bumblebee in flight on the inner wrist, with yellow and black banding and shaded wings.
Realistic bumblebee on a wrist
Small black and grey bee tattoo with yellow-brown touches on a finger, next to a silver ring and a dime on a dark surface.
Small bee tattoo on a finger
Colour tattoo of two butterflies with teal and purple wings and black outlines on the inner wrist, with a hand and dark glitter nails raised above.
Two butterflies on a wrist
Colourful botanical tattoo of a green beetle with purple flowers and leaves on the forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Beetle and purple flowers on a forearm
Close-up of a realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots and shaded legs on a pale area of skin.
Realistic ladybird tattoo on skin
Colour realism tattoo of a blue and teal dragonfly with pink-tipped eyes, placed on the side of the torso.
Blue dragonfly tattoo on skin
Four small black dragonfly tattoos in a vertical line down the back of a person's neck, decreasing in size towards the shoulders.
Four dragonflies down the back of the neck
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with shaded wings and the words 'You're the bee's knees but so am I' above and below it, on a calf.
Bee with pun lettering on a calf
Realistic black and grey dragonfly tattoo with translucent wings on the skin near the shoulder.
Dragonfly tattoo on a shoulder
A grid of nine black and white dragonfly tattoo designs with swirling, tribal-style wing patterns on a white background.
Nine black dragonfly tattoo designs
Black and grey botanical tattoo on an upper arm, with blossoms, leaves and a praying mantis in fine outline and dark leaf fills.
Blossom branch and praying mantis on an upper arm
Black and grey moth tattoo with circular eye-spot wings on a person's ribs, with a black lace bralette pulled aside.
Moth tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo on a back, showing a bee, a bird skull, carnations, a heart and berry branches inside dotted geometric lines.
Bee, skull and carnations on a back
Black ink flash drawing of a wasp above peony and lily blooms, overlaid with a dotted geometric wireframe, shown as a tattoo design.
Wasp and peonies within a geometric frame
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a ribcage, pelvis and winged insect with a flower and leaves, drawn in fine linework with no body placement shown.
Ribcage, pelvis and insect design
A grid of black butterfly designs in varied wing shapes, from detailed linework to solid silhouettes, shown on a white background.
Black butterfly flash sheet
Purple and pink dragonfly tattoo with black outline and swirling tail details on the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on the upper back
Two photographs of a dragonfly tattoo with black outlines and blue and purple wings, one larger on a forearm and one smaller on an ankle.
Dragonfly tattoos on forearm and ankle
Colour tattoo of three orange monarch butterflies with black outlines and veining across a person's upper back.
Three monarch butterflies on upper back
Small fine line tattoo of a red ladybird with black spots and curled antennae on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small ladybird tattoo on wrist
Black line drawing of a butterfly made of geometric triangular facets, shown as a framed print on white, with no body placement.
Geometric butterfly line drawing
A grid of sixteen black and grey butterfly line drawings and silhouettes on a white background, shown as tattoo design options with no body placement.
Grid of sixteen butterfly designs
Black and grey butterfly tattoo in a detailed, shaded style on a woman's shoulder, with a white lace top and gold necklaces.
Butterfly tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink dotwork drawing of a butterfly with open wings on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Stippled butterfly design
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with shaded body and wings on the inner wrist.
Small bee tattoo on the inner wrist
Realistic butterfly tattoo with pale grey wings edged in orange and black spots, shaded to look three-dimensional on the top of a foot.
Realistic butterfly tattoo on a foot
Hand-drawn coloured illustration of a bumblebee in flight with hatched black and yellow banding and translucent wings on a white background.
Bumblebee illustration in yellow and black
Fine line pen drawing of a bumblebee with outstretched wings, shown in black and grey on a peach background, suitable as a tattoo design reference.
Bumblebee pen drawing on peach paper
Fine line geometric dragonfly tattoo in black ink on the inner upper arm of a person wearing a white top.
Geometric dragonfly on the inner upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across the side of a bare lower back above jeans.
Five monarch butterflies down the lower back
Colour realism tattoo of a dragonfly with purple wings and a blue body and tail, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the side of the torso.
Purple and blue dragonfly on the side of the torso
Grey and teal dotwork moth tattoo with eyespots on its wings, placed centrally across the upper back below the neck.
Moth tattoo on upper back
Three orange monarch butterflies with black outlines and shading tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with their shirt lifted.
Three monarch butterflies on the ribs
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a bat and a firefly with dotted arcs and dashed lines on a forearm.
Bat and firefly with dotted geometry on a forearm
Small black and grey realism tattoo of a bumblebee with shaded stripes and wings on the inner wrist, photographed against green foliage.
Small bumblebee on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with stippled shading on the upper arm, close to the elbow.
Bee tattoo on upper arm
Teal watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo with a thin dark body running down the upper back of a woman with her hands raised to her hair.
Teal dragonfly on upper back
Back of a neck and shoulder with a shaded grey floral tattoo featuring purple blooms and small ants and a beetle.
Grey floral tattoo across neck and shoulder
Black ink flash drawing of an anatomical ribcage and shoulder blade, a pelvis, a rose and a winged grasshopper, with no placement on skin shown.
Ribcage, pelvis and rose with insect design
Small green butterfly tattoo with brown body on the inner wrist of a raised arm against a plain grey wall.
Green butterfly on a wrist
Black and grey fine line dragonfly tattoo with dotted shading on the wings, placed on the inner forearm.
Dragonfly on the inner forearm
Colour tattoo of a teal and purple dragonfly above a shaded purple orchid, set against an orange sun, on the arm.
Dragonfly and orchid on a forearm
Pen and watercolour drawing of a dragonfly with purple, pink and turquoise wings and red ink splashes on a white background.
Watercolour dragonfly design
Back view of a fine line black dragonfly tattoo with cross-hatched wings, sitting centrally between the shoulder blades on a person in a navy vest top.
Dragonfly tattoo on upper back