Insect tattoo ideas

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

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Three small black butterfly tattoos in a fine line style on a person's shoulder, with a blue sky blurred in the background.
Three butterflies on a shoulder
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with dark red painted nails, against a dark background.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the wrist
Black ink drawing of a dotwork-edged insect with delicate wings and a scrolled dagger, sketched on textured paper with no body placement shown.
Insect and ornate dagger design
Small fine line ladybird tattoo in red and black on the side of a toe, with glitter turquoise nail polish on the other toes.
Small ladybird tattoo on a toe
Small fine line black dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn alongside stacked gold chain and wooden bead bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on a wrist
Fine line brown outline of a butterfly on the top of a foot near the ankle, with dark painted nails visible at the top right.
Butterfly outline on a foot
Two small black butterflies with stippled wing detail, one larger and one smaller, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two butterflies on a forearm
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist, worn beside stacked beaded and chain bracelets.
Small dragonfly tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with outstretched wings on the inner forearm of a person wearing a lace top.
Small bee tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a bee on the upper chest of a woman in a black and white swimsuit.
Small bee tattoo on upper chest
Small black and grey bee tattoo in fine line and dotwork style on the inside of a forearm.
Small bee on a forearm
Small black fine line dragonfly tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, with a white sleeve at the top edge of the photo.
Dragonfly on a forearm
Black and grey fine line dragonfly tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair pulled up.
Dragonfly tattoo on the upper back
A small fine line bee tattoo in yellow and black on the inner wrist of a person's hand, with the palm facing up.
Small bee on an inner wrist
Small black outlined butterfly tattoo on the upper back, beside a dark strap top, in a simple fine line style.
Small butterfly on upper back
Small colour dragonfly tattoo with teal, blue and yellow wings on the top of a foot, above a flip flop strap.
Small dragonfly tattoo on top of a foot
Black ink drawing of an ornately patterned insect with lace-like wings inside a circular mandala border, a design suited to fine line tattooing.
Ornate insect inside a circle frame
Pale white line tattoo of a dragonfly with outstretched wings on the upper back of a person with shoulder-length blonde hair, styled in fine line.
Dragonfly outline on upper back
Small fine line black and grey butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white.
Butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Small solid black butterfly tattoo with textured wing detail on the inner wrist, shown against a blurred green background.
Butterfly on the inner wrist
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
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 fine line butterfly tattoo in black and grey on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small butterfly near the shoulder
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a bee with detailed wings, on the inner upper arm.
Small bee tattoo on upper arm
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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