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 SW France last night, attracted to the light, 2 - 3 mm long.

I'm not sure we can identify a genus from this pic, I certainly cannot propose any, but the wing veins and spots could perhaps give a lead.
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 Difficult to be certain, but this looks very like Chironomus striatipennis (= C. strenzkei)
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 Many thanks Tony, TumbsUp

Does not look very common around here ... but we may not notice it because of its size.
 
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