You Do The... MOTH?!?!

** TODAY'S PUZZLE **
A highly original offering today courtesy of Nahileon with their puzzle Just Do The Moth.  This is such a brilliant sudoku - it sounds impossible and yet... Quick reminder: You can draw loops in our software by enabling the Pen Tool.  (Click the cog icon next to the grid and turn Pen Tool on).

Play the puzzle at the link below:

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Rules:
Normal sudoku rules apply. Draw two closed loops in the grid that don't intersect themselves or each other. A loop travels horizontally or vertically between cell centres. Each loop must be situated entirely on one side of the highlighted diagonal and is a mirror image of the other with respect to that diagonal. A digit in a grey cell gives the number of cells in its row (or column, because of the symmetry) that are NOT part of either loop. Adjacent digits along either loop must have a difference of at least 5.

There is also an example grid at the start of the video if the above is unclear.

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