Ficus elastica rubber making. Just as with "Hevea brasiliensis", the latex of "Ficus elastica" is an irritant to the eyes and skin and is toxic if taken internally. Ficus elastica Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, is a species of plant in the fig genus, native to eastern parts of South Asia and southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US State of Florida. It is a large tree in the banyan group of figs, growing to (rarely up to ) tall, with
Lymire edwardsii Lymire edwardsii Lymire edwardsii, the rubber tree caterpillar or Edwards' wasp moth, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in southern Florida, United States. The wingspan is 35–40 mm. The wings are bluish gray. Adults are on wing year round. The larvae feed on "Ficus" species, including "Ficus pedunculata", "Ficus altissima", "Ficus aurea", "Ficus auriculata", "Ficus benghalensis", "Ficus benjamina", "Ficus continifolia", "Ficus elastica", "Ficus lyrata", "Ficus retusa" and "Ficus rubiginosa". They feed on leaf margins or create holes in the leaves. Full-grown larvae are pale yellow with four