Athrips stepposa is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Ukraine, Russia (southern Ural and Siberia: Tuva), north-western Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The wingspan is 8.5–10 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with two black spots at the base and about one-third, and one black spot at two-thirds near the posterior margin. All spots are surrounded by broad rings of ochreous scales. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-June and again from July to early August in two generations per year. The larvae feed on Caragana frutex.