Lophaeola is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Lophaeola inquinata, which is found in Brazil. The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are light greyish-ochreous irrorated fuscous, with various irregularly scattered ill-defined short markings of dark fuscous irroration, including a dash above the dorsum before the middle, a spot on the costa beyond the middle, and a longitudinal streak in the disc posteriorly. There is also some brownish suffusion towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.