Women Tattoo Ideas With Butterfly Tattoos For women, Butterflies can be represented as gorgeous creatures of change and revival, which makes them a safe choice for a tattoo, especially first tattoos. But, when choosing a butterfly, you will want to decide the type of tattoo ( tribal , classic, etc) and the location (hidden, visible, foot, arm, back, etc) for the tattoo. It may help to gather several photos of butterflies that you like.