''Microcrambus francescella'' 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 ...

in the family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. 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 1922. It is found in

Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and t ...

References

Crambini Moths described in 1922 Moths of the Caribbean {{Crambini-stub