Ethmia candidella is a moth in the family Depressariidae.

It is found in North Africa, southern Europe and the Middle East.

[2] This is a species present in the territory of Armenia, specifically, firsthandly observed in Yerevan in 2023 October.

The larvae of subspecies candidella feed on Lithospermum species (including Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum), Cerinthe major, Borago officinalis and Asperugo procumbens, while the larvae of subspecies wiltshirei have only been recorded on Asperugo procumbens.

This article on a moth of the subfamily Ethmiinae is a stub.