Zipaetis saitis, the Tamil catseye,[1][2] is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in South India.

Forewing with a broad, oblique, snow-white band from middle of costa to near apex of interspace 1, inwardly emarginate in its lower third.

Underside similar, ground colour paler; the white bands as on the upperside; both forewings and hindwings with a subterminal sinuous pale line.

Hindwing with a row of five ocelli enclosed in a common silvery narrow band, on the inner side of the white band; each ocellus with a white centre, an inner ring of ochraceous, and an outer ring of blackish brown; the ocelli at the each end of the row the smallest, the preapical very large and bi-pupilled.

Habitat: Southern India; the Nilgiris, Anaimalai Hills, Kochi and Travancore.