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It is interesting you ask that way because you see, butterfly wings are made up of tiny scales. They come off easily when touched, but are meant to do that so they can more easily escape from predators.
Now what makes up these scales are dead cells, similar to what makes up are hair. I've read several theories over the make up of the patterns and colors on their wings as a result of how these scales are put together in the chrysalis (pupae). Most of them agree that these dead cell scales are the result of the leftover cells from the caterpillar stage, to an extent the waste of the caterpillar and not so much their poop.
What happens in the chrysalis is a chemical alteration (hormonal changes) that "deactivate" caterpillar cells and "activate" butterfly cells.
I hope this answered your question, if you have anymore please feel free to contact me to ben@benthebutterflyguy.com
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