Most Popular Butterfly Tattoo Designs

Butterfly tattoo designs are among the most popular tattoo designs for women, particularly on the lower back. Butterflies are very symbolic and beautiful in any culture, and make for some great and versatile tattoo designs. Many women combine butterflies with other symbolic tattoos such as flowers or fairies.
Butterflies symbolize metamorphosis or change. A butterfly starts out as an ugly, slow moving caterpillar. This ugly creature eventually becomes a beautiful butterfly. A butterfly can also stand for death and rebirth. Women choose a butterfly tattoo design when they have experienced some change in their life that they are now better for, or after they have gone through a difficult time.

The two main types of butterfly designs are open wing and closed wing designs. The open winged look is a balanced, symmetrical look and shows off all the colors of the butterfly. A close wing butterfly is typically laces on the shoulders or ankles, and the open winged butterfly is most commonly placed on the lower back.

If you are seriously considering getting a tattoo, we suggest you take a look at a site such as Chopper Tattoo. They have the largest selection of high quality, award winning tattoo designs that you can print out and bring to your local tattoo artist. Here is a small gallery of pictures of butterfly tattoo designs: