Ethmia howdeni is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It is found in Mexico and Central America. The length of the forewings is 8.6-11.4 mm. The ground color of the forewings is whitish, irregularly and indistinctly blotched with pale gray to almost entirely pale grayish. The ground color of the hindwings is semitranslucent whitish basally, becoming pale brownish in the apical area and along the hind margin.