Ethmia hodgesella is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in the United States in Texas, Arizona and California, extending along the two sides of the central cordillera of Mexico. The length of the forewings is 6-7.8 mm. The pattern of the forewings is divided by a serpentine longitudinal line. The dorsal area is whitish, invaded by three prominent triangulate dark spurs from the cell with a conspicuous round, dark spot between and below the first two spurs. The area costad of the line is mostly dark brownish gray. The ground color of the hindwings is unicolorous pale gray.