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Animals and Nature tattoos

Snakes, wolves, koi, ferns and everything else that grows or growls. Nature motifs across every style, from photoreal to abstract line work.

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Animals and Nature designs from our articles

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Healed fine-line butterfly tattoo with crisp outline on the inner forearm

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Symmetrical blackwork butterfly with spread wings aligned on the flat plane of the upper back

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Fine-line mirrored butterfly from a matching pair tattooed on the upper arm

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Fine-line butterfly with handwriting inside the wings tattooed on the side of the ribcage

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Minimalist semicolon-bodied butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Fine-line butterfly dissolving into small birds tattooed on the shoulder blade

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Illustrative split butterfly and skull design tattooed across the upper back

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Illustrative butterfly with wings formed from peonies and small flowers tattooed on the thigh

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Vintage entomology plate butterfly with Latin name lettering tattooed on the calf

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Illustrative butterfly and moth pair stacked along the side of the ribcage

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Illustrative pinned specimen butterfly with a label card tattooed on the inner forearm

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Realistic illustrative butterfly perched on the back of the hand

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Japanese-style butterfly with cherry blossoms and wind bars tattooed on the upper arm

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Neo-traditional orange monarch butterfly tattooed on the rounded shoulder cap

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
American traditional butterfly with red and yellow wings tattooed on the outer forearm

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Large blackwork butterfly wings framing the spine across the back

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Blackwork butterfly with white ink wing highlights tattooed on the upper arm

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Illustrative butterfly with Victorian lace and filigree wings tattooed on the thigh

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Whip-shaded blackwork butterfly with feathered wing edges on the shoulder blade

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Blackwork butterfly with a skull thorax tattooed across the center of the chest

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Negative-space butterfly inside a solid black panel tattooed on the outer forearm

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Geometric mandala-winged butterfly tattoo centered on the upper back

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Fine-line trio of butterflies in graduated sizes rising along the collarbone

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style
Solid blackwork butterfly silhouette tattooed at the nape of the neck

30 Butterfly Tattoos, Sorted by Wing Style