The invention discloses an automatic trapping device. According to the technical scheme, the automatic trapping device comprises a bait wheel (1), a fly driving blade (2), an observation hole (3), a water tank (4), a gear (5), an engine (6), a transmission belt (7) and a backing plate (8). According to the automatic trapping device, a fly is firstly attracted to the bait wheel (1); the bait wheel (1) drives the gear (5) to slowly rotate through the engine (6) to drive the unconscious fly to the water tank (4); the trapping effect can be observed through the observation hole (3); finally the water tank with dead flies is emptied. The automatic trapping device which is a prevention tool can automatically trap pests and has the advantages of being reused, simple, practical, free of toxic and side effects, applied to homes, restaurants, package plants, bakeshops, markets, retail stores, hotels, hospitals, packing houses, any indoor and outdoor areas and during picnic and obvious in trapping effect.