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Sympherobius barberi
Their size is 12-15 mm. The range is US (north to NJ-MN-WA) to Peru. Their diet consists of coccids, especially mealybugs. The life cycle is in three larval instars, the later instars are relatively immobile. A white cocoon of double structure (outer loose thread, inner compact structure) is constructed in protected areas. Adults are commonly found at lights. Both adults and larvae can be found by beating or sweeping plants, especially oaks, pines and plants with high aphid infestations such as alfalfa. A mass have been reared in TX to control citrus mealybug in southernmost TX.
Found under the porch light. Another tiny insect that was maybe a 1/16 of an inch.
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Thank you for the ID, Keith.
Brown Lacewing. I'd guess Sympherobius.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/86576
Thank you, ChunXingWong. I couldn't tell if that was a shell or a pair of wings.
A type of lacewing.