Moth tattoo ideas

239 photos and flash · 30% Traditional, 28% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull in an ornate oval frame with a death's head moth and beaded chain below, on a woman's upper back.
Skull in ornate frame with moth on back
Black and grey moth tattoo with ornate patterned wings on a forearm, with a crossed keys tattoo with scrollwork near the wrist.
Moth and crossed keys on a forearm
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
Black dotwork tattoo of a sitting dog looking up at a spider hanging on a thread, on the inner forearm of a person wearing dark clothing.
Dotwork dog and spider on forearm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of two eagles with spread wings meeting at the navel, with roses below, on a person's stomach.
Twin eagles and roses on the abdomen
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman in profile inside an ornate oval cameo frame, with scrolls, flowers, a rose and butterflies, shown without a body placement.
Cameo portrait with roses and butterflies
Colour tattoo of a moth with black lace wings, purple roses and blue forget-me-nots against a purple starry sky, on a limb.
Lace moth with roses on a limb
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
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical moth with patterned wings and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Black ink moth design
Large black and grey sketch-style moth tattoo across a person's upper back, with small pink flowers on the shoulder.
Moth tattoo across upper back
Black and grey dotwork peony with leaves on a person's upper arm, with a partial moth tattoo visible below it.
Peony and leaves on an 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 tattoo flash designs printed on a phone case, including a large butterfly, a compass, chevrons, a rose and a microphone.
Tattoo flash sheet printed on a phone case
Realistic colour tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing a hawk-moth feeding from orange blossom, with the branch ending in a ball-and-stick molecule.
Hawk-moth and blossom branch on the ribs
Black and grey pencil drawing of a cracked skull with a moth, two brushes and a dagger-like pencil, above a geometric mandala, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull, moth and mandala design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three death's-head moths stacked down a forearm, framed by triangle outlines and crescent moons.
Three death's-head moths on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a death's-head moth with a red gemstone on its body and a dark scrollwork frame, placed on the thigh.
Death's-head moth with a red gem on thigh
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
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve on an arm, shown from several angles, with a horned owl, a lantern, moths and leaves on the upper arm and forearm.
Owl, lantern and foliage full sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a leopard's head and a rose on a forearm, with a moth near the bottom edge, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Leopard and rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a flower with crossing arrows on a forearm, with other tattoos visible above.
Flower and arrows on a forearm
Traditional style black and grey leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, with a sugar skull, a moth, a kite, stars and a script line.
Leg sleeve with sugar skull and stars
Black and grey traditional style moth design drawn on white paper, with bold solid wings, scalloped edges and dotted borders.
Traditional moth flash design
Black ink drawing of a dotwork moth with feathered antennae and a crescent moon with stars hanging below, shown as a tattoo design on plain cream paper.
Moth and crescent moon design
Pencil sketch of an ornamental tattoo design with a flame motif, a lotus, a moth and dotted accents, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Lotus and moth design sketch
Dotwork design of a moth framed by blue geometric lines, an eye, crescent moons and a diamond, shown on a plain light background with no body part visible.
Dotwork moth in sacred geometry
Six neo-traditional tattoo flash designs on paper showing a ram skull, a deer skull, a moth, a fennec fox, a red panda and a bird with peonies, all in bright colour.
Neo-traditional animal designs on flash sheets
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spotted wings in black ink, set over a red mandala of petals and scalloped rings on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Moth over a red mandala design
Black and white photo of a person's bare back with a vertical column of butterfly tattoos running down the spine.
Butterfly column tattoo down the spine
Pencil and stippled drawing of a moth with a crescent moon, the words Always Find The Light and geometric construction lines, shown as an unplaced tattoo design.
Moth and crescent moon design with lettering
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
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon, an outlined moth and a small sprig on the upper arm, with a coloured flower tattoo partly visible above.
Moon, moth and sprig on the arm
Fine line black tattoo of a butterfly with dotted lace drapes on the ribs just below the bust.
Butterfly with lace drapes under the bust
Close view of a green and red moth tattoo with bold black outlines on the back of a woman's neck, with a second tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Green moth tattoo on the back of the neck
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a purple crocus with bulb and roots, grass, a caterpillar, beetle, bumblebee, moth and jumping spider.
Crocus and insects on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey moth tattoo with teal accents and bold outlines on the forearm, with a peacock feather tattoo partly visible below.
Moth on a forearm
Black and grey realistic-style tattoo of roses, leaves and a moth on the inner forearm of a person wearing a green top and jeans.
Black and grey roses and moth on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a luna moth between two blossoms and a bud, framed by circles and arcs, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Luna moth with flowers and geometric arcs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with moth-like wings bearing eyespots, placed centrally on the upper back.
Elephant head with moth wings on upper back
Two people in black tank tops embrace, showing black and grey blackwork sleeves: a skull and owl on her upper arm, and a grim reaper with a scythe on his upper arm and wings on his forearm.
Owl, skull and grim reaper sleeves
Two matching traditional tattoos on the thighs, each showing a black and grey butterfly above a flower with red accents and dripping drops.
Matching butterfly and flower thigh tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a death's head moth, two skulls and a white rose, with fragments of script, on the thigh.
Moth, skulls and rose on a thigh
Two traditional tattoos of skull-marked moths on the back of a person's thighs, one in colour and one in black and grey, with an eye and a crescent moon above them.
Twin skull moths on the thighs
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an arm, with a portrait of a woman and roses on the upper arm and dotwork flowers on the forearm.
Floral sleeve with portrait on upper arm
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spread wings set within overlapping outline triangles, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Moth within overlapping geometric triangles
Black and grey dotwork calf tattoos showing a full moon, crystals, a cactus, an open hand with an eye in the palm, a moth and morel mushrooms.
Moon, crystals, cactus and eye hand on both calves
Traditional style tattoo of a shaded skull merged with a red, orange and black moth with eye spots, on an upper arm.
Skull and moth on an upper arm