''Scopula fernaria'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...

. It was described by

Schaus Schaus or Schauss is a German-language surname of Luxembourgian origin. Notable people with the surname include:: * (1906–1972), Hessian politician ( FDP) * Eugène Schaus (1901–1978), Luxembourgian politician ** Dupong-Schaus Ministry, the ...

in 1940. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

References

Endemic fauna of Puerto Rico Moths described in 1940 fernaria Taxa named by William Schaus Moths of the Caribbean {{Scopula-stub