Empalactis ponomarenkoae is a moth in the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Ueda in 2012. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Kyushu). The length of the forewings is 4.5-6 mm for males and 5.5-6 mm for females. The forewings are whitish grey, scattered with pale fuscous and with the costa edged with fuscous from the base to two-thirds. There are three fuscous marks on the costa. The third large and at the middle edged beneath with an orange mark. There is also a large fuscous discal mark before the middle and a large circular fuscous mark on the tornus, mixed with orange. The hindwings are brownish grey.