The invention relates to the pesticide field, and specifically discloses an insecticidal composition containing indoxacarb and cycloxaprid; indoxacarb and cycloxaprid are used as effective components, and the insecticidal composition has an optional dosage form of one of a suspending agent, a microemulsion, an aqueous emulsion, missible oil, a wettable powder and granules. The insecticidal composition is used for prevention and control of beet armyworm, plutella xylostella, cabbage caterpillar, spodoptera litura, cabbage moth, cotton bollworm, oriental tobacco budworm, leaf roller moth, codling moth, leafhoppers, earias, colorado potato beetle and other injurious insects in wild cabbage, broccoli and other crops, has high efficiency on all rice brown planthopper, whitebacked planthopper and small brown planthopper, has good control effect on cabbage aphids and cucumber aphids, also has better assistant prevention effect on rice leaf folder, has the characteristics of high efficiency, low toxicity, low residues, wide insecticidal spectrum, significant synergy, use cost reduction and the like, particularly high efficiency, low toxicity and low residues, and is especially beneficial for production of green foods.