Eight-spotted forester moth (larva)

Description:

Adult: forewing black (bluish sheen visible when fresh) with two large yellow or cream-colored patches; hindwing black with two large white patches; prominent hairy yellow shoulder stripes (tegulae); legs with prominent tufts of orange hair-like scales.<BR><BR> Larva: mature larva is a mixture of orange, black, and white: thick black-spotted orange band at base of each segement, followed by several thin black bands interspersed with thin white bands; dorsal surface with long sparse hairs. <BR><BR> Immature larva is orange interspersed with light gray areas.

Habitat:

In a garden within a City park, feeding on Virginia creeper

Notes:

I think I have this ID correct, but if anyone disputes it, please let me know.