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Insect Tattoos
Insecttattoo work from artists across the TattooNOW network. Each image links to the artist’s portfolio.
About Insect Tattoos
Insect tattoos prove some of the most striking, symbolic body art comes in the smallest packages — butterflies, bees, dragonflies, beetles and moths, beloved for their intricacy and meaning.
- Butterfly (transformation), bee (community), dragonfly (change), scarab (rebirth)
- Rewards detail — fine-line and dotwork, or vibrant color realism for iridescent wings
- Fine wing patterns and delicate legs are where the artist's precision shows
- Very fine detail can blur over time, so check healed photos
- Versatile — a small butterfly on the wrist, a detailed moth across the sternum
Last updated June 2026
Color firefly and moths back piece
Butterfly tattoo on shoulder
Black-and-grey surreal eye portrait tattoo, upper arm
Biomechanical scarab and spirals, half-sleeve
Color realism skull with dragonfly and ferns, forearm
Matching scarab beetle coverup tattoos on feet
Color cicada and psychedelic florals half sleeve
Floral half-sleeve with red tulips and butterfly
Color realism roses, butterfly & pocket watch sleeve
Black-and-grey floral half sleeve with butterfly
Floral half-sleeve with monarch butterfly, healed
Orchids and butterflies half-sleeve tattoo
Black-and-grey skull and butterfly, forearm
Hooded kitten & Deadpool bug collab tattoo