[Aim]  To elucidate the olfactory mechanisms of the wood-boring pest Zeuzera coffeae selecting Eucommia ulmoides as host plant. [Methods]  General odorant binding proteins (GOBPs) in Z. coffeae were identified by transcriptome data analysis. Homology modelling and molecular docking were performed to predict the binding properties of these proteins with volatile compounds from E. ulmoides. [Results]  Two GOBP genes (ZcofGOBP1 and ZcofGOBP2) were identified in Z. coffeae. The proteins encoded by these genes were soluble proteins with six α-helixes and six conserved cysteine residues. Homology modelling indicated that the conserved cysteine residues form three disulfide bonds and the α-helixes were fixed by disulfide bonds to form a ligand-binding pocket with a mouth on the protein surface. Molecular docking revealed prominent binding abilities (Free energy lower than -7 kJ/mol) of ZcofGOBPs with several E. ulmoides volatile compounds. For example, ZcofGOBP1 with phytol and methyl cis-11,14,17-eicosatrienoate, and ZcofGOBP2 with ethyl palmitate and damascenone. The interaction of ZcofGOBPs with ligands was strongly influenced by hydrogen bonds, covalent bonds, and van der Waals forces. [Conclusion]  ZcofGOBP1 and ZcofGOBP2 are soluble proteins with ligand binding pockets and may be involved in the perception of E. ulmoides by binding and transporting the host volatiles.