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  White Moth with PomPom Tail - Diaphania hyalinata - male - female

White Moth with PomPom Tail - Diaphania hyalinata - Male Female
Miami Florida USA, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
May 16, 2015
Size: 1/2 inch from wingtip
I built an enclosed screen box, within I have a cucumber plant I grew from seeds, white moths have been eating the leaves so I placed ladybugs into eradicate them. These 3 moths are of Asian origin just appeared in the enclosure this morning.
Are they an invasive species that I should get rid of? Or are they harmless? Thank You

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