The invention discloses a phthorimaea operculella zell attractant comprising the following components in parts by volume: 8-10 parts of alcohol compound, 0.5-1.5 parts of ester compound, 2-3 parts of aldehyde compound, 1-3 parts of terpene compound and 0.1-0.5 part of other compound, wherein the alcohol compound is any one of 1,8-eucalyptol and palustrol; the ester compound is any one of methyl jasmonate, anti-4, cis-7-C13 diene acetate and anti-4, cis-7, 10-C13 triene acetate; the aldehyde compound is any one of heptaldehyde, octyl aldehyde and nonaldehyde; the terpene compound is any one of limonene, phellandrene, terpinene, caryophyllene, pinene, elemene, ocimene, germacrene, farnesene and isolongifolene; and the other compound is any one of nicotine, solanone, norsolandione and para-cymene. The attractant is environment-friendly, does not injure natural enemies of pests and has remarkable attracting effect on phthorimaea operculella zell adults.