The species is found from Nova Scotia to central Florida, west to Texas and north to Ontario.

[3] Out of the United States, they can also be found in low and littoral areas of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

The larvae feed on various broadleaf trees and shrubs, including Malus, Fraxinus, Populus, Tilia, Fagus, Betula, Prunus, and Quercus species.

The larvae can be identified by its dull gray color, and a flap that is present on its pro legs that disappears as it matures.

Common host plants of the Tolype Velleda are apple, plum, cherry, apricot, almond, birch, poplar, oak, beech, and citrus trees.