Butterfly habitat requirements and landscape use were reviewed in the context of ecological theories including island biogeography, metapopulation dynamics, source / sink relationships, patch context, and intermediate disturbance theory.  Butterfly diversity and abundance were investigated at three sites in Licking County Ohio with different landscape and vegetation characteristics.  Pollard Walks were conducted at the Alrutz Section of the Denison University Biological Reserve (DUBR), Infirmary Mound Park, and Lobdell Reserve on a weekly basis during summer 2001 and butterfly species and abundance, nectaring behavior, plant time of day, and weather data were collected.  Host plant surveys were also collected.  Diversity indices were calculated and common and rare species at each site were compared with vegetation and landscape composition.  All sites were comparable in diversity.  Variations in common species were explained in the context of the landscape structure.  Preserve management recommendations included maximizing landscape diversity.